At Least 23 Dead After Tornado Rips Through Mississippi
Following a storm that struck the state’s western region on Friday night, about two dozen people have been confirmed dead in Mississippi.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency revealed early Saturday morning that 23 people have been confirmed dead and four are missing. The tornado, which was around a mile wide and traveled for over 100 miles, devastated the small towns of Rolling Fork, Anguilla, and Silver Creek.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Rolling Fork resident Brandy Showah told CNN. “This was a very great small town, and now it’s gone.”
Breaking: According to US media reports, at least 19 people died in Mississippi tornadoes and winds.
— March 25, 2023, Insider Paper(@ TheInsiderPaper )
According to the National Weather Service, the storm struck Rolling Fork soon after 8:00 p.m. on Friday night while traveling at 50 mph. For hundreds of Mississippians, the devastating wind tore off roofs, leveled homes, and cut off energy. Governor Mississippi Tate Reeves forewarned the people of his condition, updated them on the steps the state is taking, and tweeted a request for prayer shortly after 10:00 p.m. on Friday.
Reeves stated that” many in the MS Delta need your worship and God’s safety evening.” For those who are affected, we have activated health support, increasing the number of vehicles and other emergency vehicles. There is activated search and rescue. Keep an eye out for climate reports and exercise caution all evening, Mississippi!
Owners of Rolling Fork jumped to one another’s aid as soon as the storm hit the town.
“Everybody is helping everybody,” one resident told WAPT News. “Not just in this part of town, it’s everywhere.” Another Rolling Fork resident told the local news channel he will be out to help with clean up for “as long as it takes.”
” I believed I was dying.”
Residents of Rolling Fork remember the destruction and death that occurred shortly after the tornado touched down, as well as the assistance that has already arrived to help the little community. @ 16WAPTNewspic twitter.com / d5RKafJnS3
Bradley Davis WAPT(@ DdavisBradley ) March 25, 2023
Eldridge Walker, the mayor of Rolling Fork, revealed to CNN on Saturday morning that rescue efforts were still underway and that he sees” devastation” everywhere.
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” Many households below are impacted. Many communities are suffering, Walker claimed. ” This place is in a situation that we never expected, but just now, what matters to me is that these people are taken care of.”
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