Biden Declares Emergency After Deadly MS Tornado

CBS News reports:

President Joe Biden early Sunday issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi, making federal funding available to Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe and Sharkey counties, the areas hardest hit Friday night by a deadly tornado that ripped through the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions of the U.S.

CBS News has confirmed at least 26 people were killed in Mississippi and Alabama as the massive storm ripped through several towns on its hour-long path. Dozens others were injured. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell are scheduled to travel to Mississippi Sunday to evaluate the damage.

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President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi, making federal funding available to the areas hardest hit Friday night by a deadly tornado. https://t.co/RMdDfbu9CB

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 26, 2023

President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration, making federal funding available to the areas hardest hit by a tornado that killed at least 25 people and injured dozens in the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions of the U.S. https://t.co/1Ik0sRNQsF

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 26, 2023

Tornadoes at night are twice as terrifying, and residents and emergency workers aren’t able to get a good look at the damage done until first light.

This @CharlesPeekWX drone footage shows us what it looked like in Silver City, Mississippi this morning: pic.twitter.com/9bsmanv5OV

— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) March 26, 2023