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Midnight tornado hits Mississippi… at least 26 dead
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A powerful tornado has killed at least 26 people and caused major power outages in the southeastern United States.
It is said that the entire village is almost in ruins.
President Biden declared a state of emergency in Mississippi.
Correspondent Kim Tae-jong.
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The village has become a mess.
It reminds me of a battlefield.
On the night of the 24th local time, a town in Mississippi, USA, where a tornado swept away.
The hurricane hit at a top speed of 128 km/h.
The wreckage was blown up to about 9 km above the ground.
The hurricane affected for over an hour.
Hailstones also reduced the size of golf balls.
“I’m 58 years old and I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. I’ve seen tornadoes before, but not to this extent.”
“It’s as if a bomb went off. It’s completely destroyed. The houses are gone, they’re abandoned and so are the cars.”
At least 20 people have been reported dead and dozens injured.
Additionally, a total of 70,000 homes, including Mississippi, lost power.
The disaster was devastating as a supercell, a type of tornado and hail, occurred in the middle of the night.
President Joe Biden said the federal government would do everything it could to help.
This is Yonhap News Kim Tae-jong from San Francisco.
#mississippi #tornado #emergency
Yonhap News TV article inquiries and reports: Kakao Talk/Line jebo23
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