At least 23 people died US state of Mississippi during the transition, late this Friday, A hurricane leaving a trace of destruction More than 160 kilometers.
The most affected county was Sharkey, with at least seven deaths, followed by Carroll County with three deaths. Two people died in Monroe County and one person in Humphreys County, according to the relevant coroner departments of ABC channel in the US.
Again, death toll may rise Given the scale of search and rescue operations currently being conducted in Sharkey and Humphreys counties, as announced by the State Emergency Management Agency.
In fact, the town of Rolling Fork, with its roughly 2,500 people, was “de facto devastated,” according to Todd Terrell, head of the humanitarian organization United Cajun Navy, and Silver City, a town of about 340. which one happened big damage scene, according to Highway Patrol Agent Jose Watson. “I would say right now this reminds me of hurricane Joplin,” Terrell added, referring to the hurricane that killed 161 people in 2011, “or worse.”