KeUntey Ousley tries to salvage what he can from a vehicle in Delta town near Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Picture: BARBARA GAUNTT/USA Today Network via REUTERS.
In Rolling Fork, a town of about 1,900 in western Mississippi that was hit the hardest, homes were reduced to rubble, tree trunks snapped like twigs and cars were tossed aside like toys. The town’s water tower lay twisted on the ground. Members of one family narrowly escaped by taking shelter in a bathroom; the rest of the house collapsed around them, and the high winds dropped a van on top of the home, Searcy said.
Her prayer was answered, she said; her trailer was damaged but still standing, while many of her neighbours saw theirs completely destroyed. US President Joe Biden described the images from Mississippi as “heartbreaking” and said in a statement that he had spoken with Reeves and offered his condolences and full federal support for the recovery.Mississippi officials set up three emergency shelters, including at the National Guard Armory in Rolling Fork.
Jarrett Brown, a volunteer with the disaster response organisation Team Rubicon who travelled to Rolling Fork, told Reuters the damage showed that the storm was inescapable for some residents. “In some of these areas, there was no safe spot to go to,” he said via a video call.
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