1. “The images from across Mississippi are heartbreaking,” Mr Biden mentioned in a press release. “We will do everything we can to help. We will be there as long as it takes.”

2. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves mentioned he spoke with Mr Biden concerning the lethal tornadoes they confronted in a single day. “… He assured us FEMA would be there to support our response. The flood of support from governors, businesses, charities, and federal admin has been tremendous – matches the community here on the ground,” Mr Reeves tweeted, referring to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

3. The highly effective storm system that generated the twister, accompanied by thunderstorms and driving rain, reduce an extended path throughout Mississippi late Friday, slamming a number of cities alongside the way in which.

4. Malary White, a spokesperson for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, mentioned injury assessments wouldn’t be potential till officers might do a whole survey within the daylight.

5. “Our main priority right now, especially for the local first responders, it’s life safety and accounting for the people and making sure they are safe,” Ms White informed CBS News affiliate WJTV.

6. In the hard-hit city of Rolling Fork, all that was left of a whole row of homes and buildings was scattered particles. Cars had been overturned and smashed, fences had been ripped up and bushes uprooted, based on native tv footage.

7. “My city is gone,” Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker informed CNN.  “Devastation – as I look from left to right, that’s all I see.”

8. Resident Shanta Howard informed ABC affiliate WAPT that locals had to assist take away the useless from the wreckage of their houses. “It was like no notice. We didn’t know what was happening,” a tearful Tracy Harden, the proprietor of Chuck’s Dairy Bar in Rolling Fork, informed CNN.

9. The National Weather Service warned residents that as clean-up operations proceed, “dangers remain even after the storms move on.” A neighborhood twister watch expired within the early hours of Saturday, meteorologists mentioned. More thunderstorms had been anticipated, however they weren’t forecast to be extreme.

10. Tornadoes, a climate phenomenon notoriously troublesome to foretell, are comparatively widespread within the US, particularly within the central and southern elements of the nation.

With inputs from AFP

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