a tornado has killed at least 23 people in the us state of mississippi, in the south of the country. the authorities said the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. map one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork our north america correspondent, david willis, reports.(vt dozens are still missing, but it is difficult to imagine anyone emerging from this sort of devastation alive. the tornado struck at night, leaving bewildered residents struggling to take in the impact of such a malevolent force of nature. around 820 we had the tofnado sirens on, warning people to take cover. it happened so fast. right now, we ve got multiple homes damaged in sioux city and also in other areas of the county. local residents say the first they knew of it was when the lights started flickering. many were left stranded after their vehicles were swept away. we had to get ourselves into the
a tornado has killed at least 23 people in the us state of mississippi, in the south of the country. the authorities said the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. map one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork our north america correspondent, david willis, reports.(vt dozens are still missing, but it is difficult to imagine