Biden heads to Mississippi town ravaged by deadly tornado
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden heads to Mississippi town ravaged by deadly tornado

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden on Friday will visit a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado even as a new series of severe storms threatens to rip across the Midwest and the South. Last week's twister destroyed roughly 300 homes and businesses in Rolling Fork and the nearby town of Silver City, leaving mounds of wreckage full of lumber, bricks and twisted metal. "We will work together to deliver the support you need to recover.” Presidents regularly visit parts of the U.S. that have been ravaged by natural disasters or suffered major loss of life from shootings or otherwise, although Biden has been criticized for not yet making a trip to the site of a toxic chemical spill in a small Ohio town.

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1 Dead, Nearly 2 Dozen Injured After Multiple Tornadoes Sweep Through Mississippi
1 year, 6 months ago

1 Dead, Nearly 2 Dozen Injured After Multiple Tornadoes Sweep Through Mississippi

Huff Post  

LOUIN, MISSISSIPPI - JUNE 19: In this aerial view, tornado damage to homes is seen on Country Road 16142 on June 19, 2023 in Louin, Mississippi, including a home at left where a woman was killed. — Multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi overnight, killing one and injuring nearly two dozen, officials said Monday. Reached by phone Monday, Jones County Coroner …

Tornado slams into Mississippi town leaving one person dead and 20 injured
1 year, 6 months ago

Tornado slams into Mississippi town leaving one person dead and 20 injured

Daily Mail  

Tornados have been striking throughout the South since last week A tornado on Sunday night ripped through a small town in Mississippi killing one and injuring around 20. A tornado ripped through Louin, Mississippi, at around 11.40pm on Sunday, tearing apart homes and submerging residents in rubble A man is pictured among the ruins in Louin, where a tornado struck …

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South
1 year, 8 months ago

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

Associated Press  

— Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois and stunning people throughout the region Saturday with the damage’s scope. “We’ve had emergency crews digging people out of …

At Least 21 Dead After Tornadoes, Storms Sweep Across US
1 year, 8 months ago

At Least 21 Dead After Tornadoes, Storms Sweep Across US

News 18  

Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 21 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois, and stunning people throughout the region Saturday with the damage’s scope. In Crawford County, Illinois, three people were killed and …

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South
1 year, 8 months ago

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

Live Mint  

Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois and stunning people throughout the region Saturday with the damage's scope. In Crawford County, Illinois, three people were killed and …

Biden: Feds ‘not leaving’ Mississippi town hit by tornado
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden: Feds ‘not leaving’ Mississippi town hit by tornado

Associated Press  

— President Joe Biden saw for himself the flattened homes, broken furniture and upended lives left behind by last week’s deadly tornado in Mississippi and pledged Friday that the federal government is not leaving until the area is back on its feet. Tate Reeves and the area’s longtime Democratic congressman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, for moving quickly to help Rolling Fork …

Biden tours tornado-hit Mississippi town, will announce funding
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden tours tornado-hit Mississippi town, will announce funding

Firstpost  

Rolling Rock : US President Joe Biden on Friday toured scenes of devastation in a Mississippi town after storms last week killed 26 people and destroyed homes and property in Mississippi and Alabama. As Biden and first lady Jill Biden drove through Rolling Fork, they saw the damage left by a powerful tornado that reduced many of the community’s 400 …

Watch live as Joe Biden visits tornado-hit communities in Mississippi
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch live as Joe Biden visits tornado-hit communities in Mississippi

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch live from Mississippi as …

Biden set to visit tornado-hit Mississippi town: ‘Will be there as long as…’
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden set to visit tornado-hit Mississippi town: ‘Will be there as long as…’

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden on Friday will visit a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado even as a new series of severe storms threatens to rip across the Midwest and the South. Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrives at Mississippi town amid deadly tornado strikes. Biden and first lady Jill Biden will survey the damage, meet with homeowners impacted …

Biden tours Mississippi tornado wreckage as more storms threaten US
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden tours Mississippi tornado wreckage as more storms threaten US

Al Jazeera  

Visit comes as another powerful spring storm sweeps across US South and Midwest, threatening further extreme weather. Biden on Friday, standing in front of a destroyed structure in Rolling Fork, a town of about 1,900 residents in western Mississippi where 13 people died, said: “Three minutes – in three minutes this neighbourhood was basically gone … Everything gone.” “Three hundred …

US President Joe Biden, First Lady to visit Rolling Fork, the Mississippi town devasted by tornado
1 year, 8 months ago

US President Joe Biden, First Lady to visit Rolling Fork, the Mississippi town devasted by tornado

Firstpost  

Washington, United States: US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit Rolling Fork, Mississippi on 31 March, a week after it was devastated by a tornado that ripped through the southern state, killing at least 25 people. “The President and the First Lady will visit with first responders, state and local officials, and communities impacted by the …

Mississippi tornado victims wonder, ‘How can we rebuild?’
1 year, 8 months ago

Mississippi tornado victims wonder, ‘How can we rebuild?’

Associated Press  

— The tornado that collapsed the roof and two walls of Jermaine Wells’ Mississippi home also hurled a massive tractor tire that landed near him in the living room as his wife huddled in the laundry room. “In those communities where people don’t have insurance and the homes were destroyed, their ability to do recovery will be tested,” Fugate said. …

Satellite images show devastation from tornado in Rolling Fork, Mississippi
1 year, 8 months ago

Satellite images show devastation from tornado in Rolling Fork, Mississippi

NPR  

Satellite images show devastation from tornado in Rolling Fork, Mississippi Satellite images released by Maxar on Sunday, March 26, show devastation in Rolling Fork, Miss., after a deadly tornado tore through the town Friday night. Maxar collected images from the town on Sunday and compared them to images collected on Dec. 27, 2022, to show the destruction caused by Friday's …

Tornadoes deadliest in Mississippi since 2011
1 year, 8 months ago

Tornadoes deadliest in Mississippi since 2011

Associated Press  

With at least 25 people dead in Mississippi, tornadoes that ravaged parts of the Deep South overnight were the deadliest in the state in more than a decade, according to National Weather Service records. 2021: 103 killed in nine deadly tornado events, including a Dec. 10 outbreak in Kentucky and Illinois that authorities said left at least 88 people dead. …

Massive tornado in Mississippi kills 25, dozens injured; Biden assures help
1 year, 8 months ago

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 …

Photos show the devastation caused by the deadly Mississippi tornado
1 year, 9 months ago

Photos show the devastation caused by the deadly Mississippi tornado

NPR  

Photos show the devastation caused by the deadly Mississippi tornado toggle caption Will Newton/Getty Images Emergency responders are digging out after a rare, long-lasting tornado tore through western Mississippi Friday night, killing at least 26 people and leaving a trail of destruction behind. The tornado — which landed in Rolling Fork around 8 p.m. local time and then plowed through …

At least 25 are dead after a rare, long-lasting tornado tore through Mississippi
1 year, 9 months ago

At least 25 are dead after a rare, long-lasting tornado tore through Mississippi

NPR  

At least 25 are dead after a rare, long-lasting tornado tore through Mississippi Enlarge this image toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Rogelio V. Solis/AP A rare, long-track tornado left a trail of devastation across western Mississippi on Friday night — killing at least 25 people, tearing buildings and leaving thousands of homes without power. Sponsor Message "Jill and I are …

Mississippi tornadoes that ripped through US South killed 23 people
1 year, 9 months ago

Mississippi tornadoes that ripped through US South killed 23 people

India TV News  

Mississippi Tornado: A "life-threatening situation" occurred due to a powerful tornado that ripped through US South. The rural towns of Silver City and Rolling Fork were reporting destruction as the tornado continued sweeping northeast at 70 mph without weakening, racing towards Alabama through towns including Winona and Amory into the night. Tornado caused severe damage The National Weather Service confirmed …

Biden declares disaster in Kentucky after deadly tornadoes
3 years ago

Biden declares disaster in Kentucky after deadly tornadoes

Al Jazeera  

Spokesman for candle factory destroyed by tornado in Kentucky says death toll at the site may be lower than expected. US President Joe Biden has declared a major federal disaster in Kentucky, releasing more aid to the hard-hit state, after a swarm of deadly tornadoes ripped across the country’s central region. “And we still don’t know how many lives are …

Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’

Associated Press  

— Giant trees knocked sideways. Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday and told local residents, “I know you’re hurting, I know you’re hurting.” Biden pledged robust federal assistance to get people back on their feet and said the government already had distributed …

Biden visits Louisiana to inspect Hurricane Ida damage
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden visits Louisiana to inspect Hurricane Ida damage

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of people died in five states as storm water cascaded into people’s homes, engulfing cars and urban streets. Biden, in rolled up shirtsleeves and boots, was welcomed at the airport by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, who said Thursday that there’s no substitute “for actually being on the ground, speaking with the local officials and seeing with your own …

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