suburbs of paris to the river thames, meet oarsmen taking part in the university boat race. welcome, first, 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 of the trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storm s heartbreaking and vowed federal support. storm s heartbreaking and vowed federalsupport. one storm s heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork where a entire neighbourhoods were flattened to rubble. david willis has the story. 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 tightknit community of the map. this tightknit community of the ma -. ~ ., , this tightknit community of the ma. ~ ., , this tightknit community of the ma. ~ ., .
a tornado has killed at least 23 people in the us state of mississippi, in the south of the country. the authorities said the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. map one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork our north america correspondent, david willis, reports.(vt dozens are still missing, but it is difficult to imagine anyone emerging from this sort of devastation alive. the tornado struck at night, leaving bewildered residents struggling to take in the impact of such a malevolent force of nature. around 820 we had the tofnado sirens on, warning people to take cover. it happened so fast. right now, we ve got multiple homes damaged in sioux city and also in other areas of the county. local residents say the first they knew of it was when the lights started flickering. many were left stranded after their vehicles were swept away. we had to get ourselves into the
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
following the path of devastation, but by the tornado last night. as you drive through mississippi, it becomes evident it was notjust through mississippi, it becomes evident it was not just the weather factors that created the violent tornado that resulted in such loss of life. firstly, it took place at night, a nocturnal tornado which are almost more deadly than those during the day. people are sleeping and don t necessarily hear alerts or have the opportunity to move to better forms of shelter. also, it struck in a very vulnerable area, socially vulnerable area. when you drive through this part of mississippi is one of the poorest parts of the poorest state in america. you see many people are living in mobile homes or manufactured homes that simply are not strong enough to withstand tornadoes of that strength. it was on the ground of course over an hour and some tornadoes passing 5 10 minutes but this was on the ground for over an hour, smashing through more than 100 miles. so, when