Daughter: Mississippi tornado victim was ‘beautiful soul’
1 year, 8 months ago

Daughter: Mississippi tornado victim was ‘beautiful soul’

Associated Press  

— With her sister behind the wheel, Queen’terica Jones rushed across the flat Mississippi Delta as a powerful tornado bore down on their mother’s home. “I wouldn’t wish this pain upon nobody, not even an enemy,” Jones said Tuesday. “She was a hardworking, loving kind who would go out of her way to help people,” said Dianne Berry, a cousin to April’s mother. “She always had a smile.” Berry said April’s son played football and she was always willing to drive other kids to games and practices. “It’s like a war zone,” Mary Cockrell said.

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After tornado, harrowing tales of survival in Mississippi
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After tornado, harrowing tales of survival in Mississippi

Associated Press  

— Nothing remained of William Barnes’ home in the tiny western Mississippi town of Silver City after a killer tornado tore it off its foundations. She said her parents huddled behind a door that hadn’t been hung yet and threw a blanket over her grandmother to shield themselves from the glass that “shot down the hallway and peppered everybody.” “Everything …

Massive tornado in Mississippi kills 25, dozens injured; Biden assures help
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Massive tornado in Mississippi kills 25, dozens injured; Biden assures help

Hindustan Times  

Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, and flattening entire blocks as it carved a path of destruction for more than an hour. “There’s nothing left,” said Wonder Bolden, holding her granddaughter, Journey, while standing outside …

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