several tornadoes have 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 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 6,000 metres into the sky. we are looking at some of the latest pictures that have come through. you can see the trail of destruction, debris everywhere, cars on top of buildings, completely decimated. 0ur correspondent frances read is with us. you have been working in the us and you have covered a lot of weather stories, how does this compare? this is serious, stories, how does this compare? this is serious. 23 stories, how does this compare? “m 3 is serious, 23 people at stories, how does this compare? “m 1 is serious, 23 people at least have lost their lives, a large number. a trail of destruction, as you said.
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
the authorities said the twisters left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. trees and power lines were torn down, and tens of thousands of power outages reported. radar information indicated that at one point debris was being pulled more than six thousand metres into the sky. search and rescue operations are underway. our correspondent frances read is with us. you been a correspondence working in the us and on the west coast. talk us through exactly what has happened here. , , ., ., ., here. this is on the other coast, we are talking here. this is on the other coast, we are talking about here. this is on the other coast, we are talking about the here. this is on the other coast, we i are talking about the south-eastern are talking about the south eastern corner, or thereabouts. as you said, at least 23 people were killed, that his early estimates, expected to rise, unfortunately. a trail of destruction of 150 kilometres. as you said, somewhere some were sa
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