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Deadly tornado swept through the Mississippi: 23 people died

At least 23 people died when a deadly tornado tore through the Mississippi late on March 24. Dozens more people were injured. The death toll is expected to rise. The edition told in more detail The New York Times.

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In addition to the 23 dead, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said dozens of people were injured and at least four were missing.

“We have numerous search and rescue teams continuing to work,” the agency said in a statement posted on Twitter. “Unfortunately, these numbers may change.”

When dawn broke, rescuers only began to inspect the damage. Just under 100 power customers in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee were still without power as early as Saturday, March 000, with some of the hardest-hit counties almost completely out, according to tracking website poweroutage.us.

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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves called for prayers.

“Loss will be felt in these cities forever,” he tweeted.

According to local coroner Mark Stiles, three of the dead were from Carroll County, Mississippi.

"We're still looking, trying to cut down trees to get to where people live," Stiles said.

The center of destruction appears to have been about 60 miles (96,5 km) from the town of Rolling Fork in Sharkey County, Mississippi. The tornado blew out windows and damaged houses and trees, former mayor Fred Miller said.

Much of the city was destroyed, he said, including all businesses along the commercial and retail sections of the local road.

Aaron Rigsby, a videographer and storm chaser who filmed the tornado, said in an interview that he watched it go from a "little cone" to a "huge wedge."

When the tornado hit Rolling Fork, Rigsby went door-to-door through the city and rescued people stuck in their cars or destroyed homes, including a woman who was buried under the rubble.

“The city has taken a direct hit,” he said, noting that it took at least 30 minutes for ambulances to get to Rolling Fork because the area is so remote.

Rolling Fork is a city in Mississippi with a population of about 2000 in Sharkey County. This is the birthplace of blues singer Muddy Waters, located between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. Its inhabitants live at the risk of being flooded if the dams along the Yazoo collapse.

According to a 2021 federal Census Bureau survey, about 30 percent of housing units in Sharkey County are mobile. A fifth of the predominantly black population of Rolling Fork lives below the federal poverty line.

Many of the Mississippi power outages early on Saturday, March 25, occurred in Sharkey and Montgomery counties. An officer at the Sharkey County Sheriff's Office in Rolling Fork said the power to the building was out.

In addition to this town, the tornado also caused damage in Silver City, Mississippi, the office of the National Weather Service in Jackson said on Twitter.

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The Met Office declared a state of emergency in parts of the state on March 24 in the evening. She warned of life-threatening effects from the elements in parts of Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. The agency's forecast for March 25 was for rain in these three states, with little risk of new tornadoes.

Malary White, chief public relations officer for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, said on March 24 that search and rescue services are being sent to Sharkey County. She said the agency is evaluating the needs of people affected by the tornado and will proceed to inspect the damage in daylight.

The severe weather season in the south reaches its peak in March, April and May, according to meteorologists. Earlier this month, severe hurricanes swept through the south, killing at least 12 people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. Torrential rain, high winds and tornadoes have damaged homes in at least eight states.

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