Entire neighborhoods in Mississippi, to the ground. Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in the tornado-ravaged region
US President Joe Biden on Sunday ordered federal aid to Mississippi (south), where devastating tornadoes killed at least 25 people, tore off roofs, damaged cars and leveled entire neighborhoods on Saturday, while the region was preparing for new bad weather on Sunday, reports AFP, quoted by news.ro.
President Joe Biden spoke with state and local leaders after deadly storms swept across the South overnight and said he is “praying for those who have lost loved ones" and "for those whose loved ones are missing.” In a statement, the president wrote that he had reached out to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, that he had spoken with Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, and that he had touched base with Rep. Bennie Thompson about the situation, CNN reports. Biden expressed condolences and offered “full federal support as communities recover from the effects of this storm.” More fatalities from severe storms overnight in Mississippi were confirmed Saturday afternoon by the state Emergency Management Agency, bringing the death toll in the state to 25. “The fatalities are reported in Sharkey, Humphreys, Carroll, and Monroe counties,” the agency said in a news release. “Four people reported missing overnight have now been accounted for.” The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said dozens of people were injured in the storms.
