'This is not how anyone wants to celebrate Easter Sunday,' Mississippi Governor Tates Reeves said.
Mississippi Governor Tates Reeves has declared a state of emergency after severe storms and tornadoes left at least seven dead on Easter Sunday.
Reeves declared a state of emergency on Sunday evening."This is not how anyone wants to celebrate Easter Sunday," the governor tweeted."As we reflect on the death and resurrection on this Easter Sunday, we have faith that we will all rise together." The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency confirmed three fatalities occurred in Jefferson Davis County, two in Lawrence Country and one in Walthall County. All three counties are near the Louisiana state line.reported an additional death in Jones County. According to WTOK, the two individuals killed in Lawrence County were a sheriff's deputy and his wife.Other injuries were reported in Walthall County where at least five homes were knocked down.
The Monroe Regional Airport in Louisiana suspended flights after debris began falling onto its runways. Airport Director Ron Phillips toldthat the storms have caused between $25 and $30 million in damage to planes stored inside the hanger.
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