Biden declares emergency for Mississippi due to storm damage

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U.S. President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Mississippi on Sunday after a powerful storm tore across the state, killing at least 25 people there and one in Alabama.

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Times of India

Joe Biden declares emergency as crews dig through storm wreckage

Storm survivors walked around Saturday, many dazed and in shock, as they broke through thickly clustered debris and fallen trees with chain saws, searching for survivors. Power lines were pinned under decades-old oaks, their roots torn from the ground. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves issued a state of emergency and vowed to help rebuild as he viewed the damage in a region speckled with wide expanses of cotton, corn and soybean fields and catfish far

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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The Guardian

Mississippi tornado: Biden declares emergency after deadly storm

Search and recovery efforts continue amid warning of more severe weather after 26 people killed on Friday night

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Biden declares emergency for Mississippi due to storm damage

U.S. President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Mississippi on Sunday after a powerful storm tore across the state, killing at least 25 people there and one in Alabama.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

CTV National News: Tornado devastates Mississippi

A storm and tornado devastates the state of Mississippi, killing dozens. Heather Butts reports.

2 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Independent

Mississippi town left flattened as deadly tornado rips through south

The Mississippi Town of Rolling Fork has been left devastated following a ‘mile-wide’ tornado that has killed at least 25 people across the south. Homes could be seen flattened and cars on their sides following the storm, with Rolling Fork mayor Eldridge Walker telling CNN that his “city is gone”. It’s thought around 30 per cent of homes in the area are mobile homes, which would have struggled to battle with such winds. Click here to sign up for…

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

Biden declares emergency after tornado that traversed 270 km and devastated Mississippi Delta

U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi, after a deadly tornado Friday ripped through the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions of the U.S.

2 months ago·Canada

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