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. ~ ., .
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
To put in the rowing club, so that people can watch. so, like, all of the kids, some of the kids and the older people are going to watch this race live on the 26th. my parents are going to be there. many friends are going to be watching online as well. so i think if i win, yes, that would be. that would be very, very special. now, millions around the world have been switching off their lights to mark earth hour and it s notjust houses, monuments including that coliseum shut off their lights at 8pm local time to mark the event. the appeal was launched by the world wildlife fund in 2007 to raise awareness of climate change and proposes that a large number of people around the world can reduce carbon emissions by turning off unnecessary lights and electronic devices for one hour. and just a reminder of our top story. search and rescue efforts are continuing in mississippi after tornadoes had the us state killing at least 25 people. the storm
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
Room. even those used to tracking such room. even those used to tracking such malevolentl room. even those used to - tracking such malevolent forces of nature say the impact took them by surprise big boom. all the ingredients were in place for a large scale tornado up, moving at speeds of 60 mph and we were actually chasing stalls for 11 5 hours during the day, none were going traumatic and write up front that it was like us which was flipped from off on mocro to a massive search is under way for survivors. search is under way for survivors- search is under way for survivors. , survivors. president biden describing survivors. president biden describing the survivors. president biden describing the images - survivors. president biden describing the images as i describing the images as heartbreaking tornadic.. he said he and the first lady were praying for all who had lost loved ones. david villas, bbc news, washington. ido i do for willis. sophie long is in mississippi no