hello and welcome to bbc news. the governor of mississippi has warned there are significant risks of more severe weather after a tornado left hundreds homeless. president biden has declared a major emergency in the state. this is the moment on friday when the wind barrelled through a school in the area, captured by cctv cameras inside. and these are the latest drone pictures after the tornado struck carving a path of destruction 170 miles long. at least 25 people were killed in mississippi and one person in alabama. dozens have been injured. our north america correspondent sophie long reports from mississippi. this is rolling fork, a small, close community in mississippi. there is little left. they ve lost loved ones, their homes, everything. we get storms like bad rain or, you know, probably high winds or something. but we never experience nothing like this where it can wipe out a whole town. you know, schools, children, you know, parents, loved ones. it wiped out everyt
and so where is everybody at the moment? where are people staying? hotels, shelters, families, friends. wherever they can get in the area. red cross typically set up shelters in a location where families and people can come for a safe place to lay down, food, water, drinks and hygiene, you know, if they can t get in the shelters, they try to book them in hotels or get them to friends and family. we were hearing earlier in the piece we played just before you, people saying they re concerned about being forgotten. there was a news conference earlier from officials, local officials but also from the secretary of homeland security, saying that we are here for the long haul , really trying to convince people that they were going to stay for the duration of the recovery. were people convinced by that? i m not exactly sure at this point. i haven t been able to speak with too many residents.