a tornadoe has killed at least 23 people in the us state of mississippi, which is located here, in the south of the country. the authorities said twisters left a trail of damage for more than a hundred and fifty kilometres. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork, where trees and power lines have been torn down. at one point, debris was being pulled more than six thousand metres into the sky. you can see here the latest pictures which have just come through to us, of the destruction in rolling fork. earlier i spoke to our correspondent frances read. 23 people at least have lost their lives. a large number. a trail of destruction of you said it is a km with up some are saying just think about of the debris was thrown 6000 metres into the air but possibly up to 9000 meters. that s almost 30,000 feet. tremendously frightening, whatever the official measurements eventually turn out to be. at the moment, as you ll see from the pictures, a total scene of destruction. trees
a tornado has killed at least 23 people in the us state of mississippi, which is located here, in the south of the country. the authorities said the twister left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork, where trees and power lines have been torn down. at one point, debris was being pulled more than 6000 metres into the sky. you can see here the latest pictures of the destruction in rolling fork. debris everywhere, cars on top of what used to be buildings. complete and utter devastation. lots and lots of torn down buildings. as the rescue operation takes place as people start to think about the cleaning operation, many people there will have lost their homes, their livelihoods. and we understand there are some survivors that police and rescue services are still looking for. president biden has called the mississippi storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. here s our north america correspondent, david willis. doz
the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency. at least 23 people have been killed. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork where entire neighborhoods were flattened to rubble. our north america correspondent, david willis, reports. after the twister touchdown, all but wiping this tight knit community off the map. the storm struck at night. the warnings too late for the residents of rolling fork and nearby silver city. residents of rolling fork and nearby silver ci . . , ., g , , silver city. oh, man. dearjesus, lease silver city. oh, man. dearjesus, please help silver city. oh, man. dearjesus, please help them. right now we have multiple homes damaged in sioux city and other areas of the county. damaged in sioux city and other areas of the county. some survivors like in the sound areas of the county. some survivors like in the sound in areas of the county. so
welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through the us state. at least 25 people were killed. the authorities say the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork where entire neighbourhoods were flattened to rubble. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, reports. this is all that remains of the mississippi town of rolling fork. heavy vehicles were picked up and tossed around like toys after the twister touched down, all but wiping this tight knit community off the map. we ve got a new scan coming in here as we speak. the storm struck at night, the warnings too late for the residents of rolling fork and nearby silver city. oh, man. he sighs. dearjesus, please help them. around 8:20 we heard the tornado sirens going, a war
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