The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has ordered the deployment of federal aid to the state of Mississippi to reinforce local devices in the areas affected by the devastating tornadoes, the White House announced this Sunday.
US federal funds are earmarked for temporary housing grants, repairs, and low-rate loans to cover losses from uninsured property.
“The images from across Mississippi are heartbreaking. While we are still assessing the full extent of the damage, we know that many of our fellow citizens are not only grieving family and friends, but have also lost their homes and businesses,” Biden said. it’s a statement.
The president added that the federal government will do “everything possible to help” and will be there “as long as it is necessary”, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has already sent troops to the zone.
Biden has had separate phone calls with Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, a Republican, and with Mississippi lawmakers Roger Wicker, Cinty Hyde-Smith and Bennie Thompson to express condolences for the lives lost and damage in the state. The president has conveyed his commitment to deliver federal aid “as soon as possible” to affected areas and to help rebuild.
Likewise, the president has spoken by telephone with the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Deanne Criswell, who will travel this Sunday to Mississippi to supervise the relief efforts.
The area most impacted by tornadoes has been the city of Rolling Fork in Sharkey County, Mississippi.
“Much of the city has been destroyed,” including all the businesses on a commercial and retail stretch of a local highway, former city mayor Fred Miller told Fox News.
The latest figures from the authorities speak of at least 26 deaths from Friday’s tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama, in the southern United States. In addition, there are dozens of injured by what they have defined as “devastating, lethal tornadoes.”
Likewise, the National Weather Service has advanced that there is a high risk of strong storms this Sunday in eastern Louisiana, southern Mississippi and southern Alabama.
The forecast indicates that the greatest threat will be hail, although it does not rule out the possibility of strong winds and tornadoes.
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