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Parts of western Mississippi remain littered with debris and rubble after a powerful tornado plowed through the state late Friday night, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
Homes were ripped from their foundations, vehicles were tossed through the air and at least 25 people were killed as a result of severe weather, including a powerful EF-4 tornado. At least one person died in neighboring Alabama.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said on Saturday that dozens of people remained injured.
Major Larry, a truck driver in Rolling Fork, said he jumped out of bed and ran to the corner of the room when he heard the tornado alert.
„As I was standing in the corner, debris was falling all around me, the roof was coming down in the house,“ he said.
Early on Sunday, President Biden approved a federal disaster declaration for Mississippi, which frees up federal funding for the affected counties.
Crews with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, had already been dispatched to Mississippi to assist state and local emergency responders.
