several cities devastated by the passage of tornadoes in Mississippi

From the small town of Rolling Fork, in Mississippi (United States), there remains only a pile of debris, Saturday March 25. A tangle of swept away cars and pulverized houses. The awakening was nightmarish for the inhabitants. “Thank God we are alive, but we are devastated by what we have lost. We don’t know where the people are and especially who is alive”, testifies a survivor.

A death toll of 23 which could increase

It was nearly 8 p.m. Friday when a tornado ripped through the city. For 160 kilometers after it passed, the houses were reduced to dust. In a car, a stuck driver was rescued by passers-by. Everything happened so fast. Quickly, relief and civilians organized themselves to look for possible survivors. The rubble was excavated with the means at hand. At present, the toll reports 23 dead and several dozen injured, but according to the authorities, it could still increase.