Deadly Tornado Wipe Out Mississippi: Massive Devastation Fo’ Da US State

💔🌪️ At least 26 people wen’ mahke in Mississippi an’ Alabama aftah one tornado wen’ race tru da southern US states. Search an’ rescue efforts stay going on, an’ da Mississippi state government wen’ declare one state of emergency. 🚨

Rolling Fork stay all buss up, wit’ smashed cars, bricks, an’ glass all ova’ da streets – da town stay almost all wiped out. 😢 One resident wen’ tell BBC he stay lucky fo’ survive aftah hiding inside his bath tub. 🛁

As you come up to da neighborhood in western Sharkey County, no look like anyting out of da ordinary. Da green farmland ’round stay untouched, an’ even da trees no stay bent out of shape by da wind. But den all of a sudden, you see da houses dat wen’ stay in da tornado’s path. Dey all bus’ up. 💥

Da houses wea’ ohana an’ friends wen’ gather just small kine time befo’, ready fo’ da weekend, now stay all rubbah. Timber frames stay broke into pieces. Get washing machines upside down, but no can tell anyting dat might have been one kitchen. 🏚️

Inside da rubbah, get vehicles all tossed around. Get some kids’ toys an’ oddah signs of da life dat stay lived hea’ just few hours befo’. 🧸

Da tornado wen’ hit in da middle of da night – people stay sleeping an’ neva’ hea’ da alerts. Fo’ plenny, da first sign dat someting bad stay happening stay da noise. 🌃

Francisco McKnight wen’ tell BBC dat stay one miracle he still alive. Da only warning he wen’ get stay da sound, he said – he neva’ hea’ anyting like da noise of da wind Friday night an’ no like hea’ um again. 🌬️

He wen’ take one look outside an’ den run inside his bathroom an’ jump inside da bath tub. He said dat’s wat wen’ save him. 🛀

Da only part of his house still standing stay parts of two bathroom walls. Da tornado wen’ last jus’ five to 10 minutes, he said, an’ he stay sitting in da tub while da rest of his house wen’ fly away. Fo’ now, he stayin’ in one of da shelters dat stay set up in da area. ⛺

He no know wat he goin’ do next, but he say somehow he goin’ rebuild his life. 🏗️

Mississippi state governor Tate Reeves wen’ visit Silver City an’ Winona on Saturday fo’ meet da people who wen’ get hit by da tornado’s fury. 🌪️

Sharing update on top Twitter, Mr. Reeves wen’ call da situation one “tragedy”, writing: “We stay blessed wit’ brave, capable responders an’ loving neighbors. Please continue fo’ pray.” 🙏

Da search an’ rescue efforts goin’ continue in Mississippi as mo’ storms stay predicted fo’ hit parts of Alabama an’ Georgia early on Sunday an’ maybe bring big hail. ⛈️

US President Joe Biden also wen’ give his support fo’ da region dat stay affected. He wen’ call da pictures coming out of Mississippi “heartbreaking”, an’ said da federal government goin’ “do everyting we can fo’ help”. 💔🇺🇸