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hello and welcome to bbc news. the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through the us state. at least 25 people were killed. the authorities say the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork, where entire neighborhoods were flattened to rubble. our north america correspondent, david willis, reports. this is all that remains of the mississippi town of rolling fork. heavy vehicles were picked up and tossed around like toys after the twister touched down, all but wiping this tight knit community off the map. we ve got a new scan coming on as we speak. the storm struck at night, the warnings too late for the residents of rolling fork and nearby silver city. sighs. oh, man. sighs. dearjesus, please help them. around 8:20, we have the tornado sirens going off, warning people to, you know, t ....
straight week protesting benjamin netanyahu s proposed changes to the law. from the suburbs of paris to the river thames, meat the was boat race. the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through the us state. at least 25 people were killed. the authorities say the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork, where entire neighbourhoods were flattened to rubble. our north america correspondent david willis reports. this is all that remains of the mississippi town of rolling fork. heavy vehicles were picked up and tossed around like toys after the twister touched down, all but wiping this tight knit community off the map. we ve got a new scan coming on as we speak. the storm struck at night, the warnings too late for the residents of rolling fork and nearby silver city. sighs. oh, man ....
straight week protesting benjamin netanyahu s proposed changes to the law. the funeral of one of the last black raf veterans of the second world war is to be moved to a bigger venue because so many people wanted to attend. the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through the us state. at least 25 people were killed. the authorities say the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork where entire neighbourhoods were flattened to rubble. our north america correspondent david willis reports. this is all that remains of the mississippi town of rolling fork. heavy vehicles were picked up and tossed around like toys after the twister touched down, all but wiping this tight knit community off the map. we ve got a new scan coming on as we speak. the storm struck at night, the warnings too la ....
We heard a big boom. even those used to tracking such malevolent forces of nature say the impact took them by surprise. all the ingredients were in place for a large scale tornado outbreak, fast moving super cell storm, moving at speeds of 60 mph, and we were actually chasing storms for about 4 5 hours during the day, none were going tornadic and right at sunset, it was like a switch was flipped from off to on. a massive search is now under way for survivors. president biden described the images as heartbreaking, and he said he and the first lady were praying for all who had lost loved ones. david willis, bbc news, washington. our north america correspondent sophie long is in mississippi now. this is what remains people s homes here in rolling fork. less than 2a hours ago, families were gathering to spend friday night together, now, you can see what s left. and a lot of people ....
Even those used to tracking such malevolent forces of nature say the impact took them by surprise. all the ingredients were in place for a large scale tornado outbreak, fast moving super cell storm, moving at speeds of 60 mph, and we were actually chasing storms for about 4 5 hours during the day, none were going tornadic and right at sunset, it was like a switch was flipped from off to on. a massive search is now under way for survivors. president biden described the images as heartbreaking, and he said he and the first lady were praying for all who had lost loved ones. david willis, bbc news, washington. our north america correspondent sophie long is in mississippi now. this is what remains of the homes enrolling for, 24 hour scope people were gathering for ....