Mississippi started clean-up operations on Sunday after a destructive tornado tore across the state, killing at least 25, shredding houses and largely wiping out the small town of Rolling Fork.
Under warm spring sunshine, shocked rescue workers surveyed the damage with roofs blown away, buildings flattened and cars smashed together amid piles of debris.
An area was set up as an infirmary and boxes full of cereal bars and baby diapers were shuttled in to provide food and medical support for storm victims who had"lost everything," said John Brown, a Red Cross official for Alabama and Mississippi. Officials, including Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas gathered in the leveled town on Sunday afternoon, praising rescue efforts and pledging support"for the long haul."
She praised first responders, saying some"may have lost their homes themselves," and that FEMA had sent teams, with more on their way, to"help plan for and start the recovery process."
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