The violent storms that hit the southern United States yesterday, and which multiplied their devastating effects with several tornadoes, have resulted in at least 26 deaths in Mississippi and one in Alabama. “We know that there are many more injured,” stressed the governor of this state, Tate Reeves, who acknowledged that there are at least four people missing.
For his part, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, who has declared a state of emergency in the affected areas, has celebrated the strong spirit of the state’s neighbors. »The scale of the damage and loss is evident in all affected places today. Houses, businesses… entire communities”, he has lamented through his Twitter profile.
“Respond, recover, rebuild together. That is the mission », she has asserted. “Incredibly inspired by how Mississippians have come together at this tragic time,” she added. However, the death toll could rise given the scale of search and rescue operations now taking place in Sharkey and Humphreys counties, the state Emergency Management Agency has explained.
Meanwhile, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, has remembered the victims after the “disheartening” images of Mississippi. “We are still assessing the extent of the damage, but we know that many of our compatriots mourn family and friends or have lost their homes and businesses,” he said.
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