More storms feared after Mississippi tornado

More terrible upwind could beryllium connected its mode to the US authorities of Mississippi pursuing the tornadoes which killed 26 people, the politician has warned.

Governor Tate Reeves said important risks remained successful parts of the state.

Hundreds of radical person been displaced successful the aftermath of the tornadoes which tore done Mississippi and Alabama connected Friday night.

The politician of 1 of the worst affected towns said helium had mislaid idiosyncratic friends successful the disaster.

Friday's tornado was the deadliest successful the authorities of Mississippi successful much than a decade. At slightest 25 radical person died successful the state, with 1 idiosyncratic confirmed dormant successful neighbouring Alabama.

Trees person been uprooted, trucks person overturned into houses and powerfulness lines person been brought down by the tornado - classified arsenic "violent" and fixed the second-highest standing possible.

On Saturday, survivors of the catastrophe could beryllium seen walking around, dazed and successful shock. Sunday, connected the different hand, has been a hive of activity.

Volunteers, immoderate coming from neighbouring Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, person been helping with the clean-up operation.

President Joe Biden has declared a authorities of exigency and deployed national resources to assistance with the rescue and effect successful immoderate of the worst-hit towns.

The devastation is truthful great, it indispensable beryllium hard to cognize wherever to begin. Crews are moving to region breached trees that are pinning down powerfulness lines, with thousands of radical losing powerfulness during Friday's storm.

Stations person been acceptable up extracurricular immoderate of the fewer buildings inactive partially lasting wherever radical tin cod h2o and sandwiches.

But portion section communities are grappling with the response, determination are warnings of further terrible storms to come.

Speaking astatine a quality league convened successful the occidental municipality of Rolling Fork, Governor Reeves said: "What we've seen, overmuch similar the tempest that occurred Friday night, is successful the 24-36 hours that are starring up to this afternoon, it appears that the risks look to beryllium getting worse and worse, not better.

"And erstwhile you basal present and spot this, what feels similar a beauteous upwind time successful Mississippi, delight beryllium alert and delight know: if you are southbound of I-55 successful Mississippi contiguous determination are important risks. We are prepared."

The politician said it had been "heartbreaking" to spot the nonaccomplishment and devastation caused by the twister, but said helium was "damn arrogant to beryllium a Mississippian" aft seeing however locals had responded.

"Because Mississippians person done what Mississippians do," helium said. "In times of tragedy, successful times of crisis, they basal up and they amusement up, and they're present to assistance themselves, assistance their neighbours."

In the municipality of Rolling Fork, the grade of the devastation is inactive hard to comprehend.

As you attack the municipality from the south, you tin intelligibly spot the tornado's path. A consecutive enactment of trees person been stripped of their branches and uprooted, portion others to either broadside are untouched.

Debris is strewn crossed the acres of farmland that situation the town, wherever parts of buildings and vehicles were deposited.

Mayor Eldridge Walker, besides speaking astatine Sunday's quality conference, said the municipality would travel backmost "bigger and amended than ever before" to rounds of applause from those who gathered.

"I'm not lone conscionable the politician of this community, but I've mislaid idiosyncratic friends," helium said.

"I'm besides the section ceremonial manager - present I'm having to conscionable those who person mislaid loved ones and assistance them marque it through."

US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has pledged to assistance the radical of Mississippi, "not conscionable contiguous but for the agelong haul".

"It is inspiring to spot the radical of Mississippi travel together... and the radical of this state travel unneurotic to assistance those successful dire need," helium said.