Biden declares major disaster in Mississippi as forecasters warn of more tornadoes after 26 were killed
ROLLING FORK, Miss. — The tiny rural town lies in ruins.
ROLLING FORK, Miss. — The tiny rural town lies in ruins.
Trees toppled, roofs collapsed, power lines and poles listing precariously over roads after a tornado reduced much of it to rubble as it ripped through the Mississippi Delta late Friday, leaving a trail of devastation in one of the poorest regions of the country.
At least 25 people were killed in Mississippi, and one man died in Alabama.
“It sounded like a freight train,” Andrew Dennard, 28, told NBC News Saturday, adding that an airborne piece of wood narrowly missed his head as it crashed into his home in Rolling Fork, shattering glass. “I don’t think we’re going to rebuild from this,” Dennard added. “It’s worse than death.”
Early Sunday, President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Mississippi and ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts, the White House said in a statement. Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was also scheduled to visit on Sunday to evaluate the destruction.
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