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Rogelio V. Solis
A violent storm in the southern United States causes devastation and many deaths. Heavy storms, heavy rains, and thunderstorms from Sunday to Monday hit several states in southern America. With the tornadoes over the weekend, more than 30 people have already been victims of the storm.
In Mississippi alone, eleven people lost their lives, as local disaster management announced Monday (local time). Local media and government agencies also reported that at least nine people died in South Carolina, another eight in Georgia, two in Tennessee, and one in the states of North Carolina and Arkansas.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, expressed his condolences to the people of the affected states. The tornadoes had “terrible destructive power,” Trump said at the White House on Monday afternoon (local time) and promised that the United States government would do everything possible for states to recover.
Emotional images after the storm
The day after the storms, residents had an overview of what was left of their belongings. Dramatic images emerged: In Georgia, a father hugged his son in the rubble of the family home. The force of the storms had not only destroyed entire houses, but also uprooted trees that crashed into streets, houses, and power lines.
According to media reports, more than a million people had no electricity. In Mississippi alone, provisional numbers for civil protection failed for more than 72,000 people. Given the number of deaths, the agency’s director, Greg Michel, spoke of a “destructive storm” on Monday. “We haven’t seen storm damage like this in a long time,” said Michel.
“These tornadoes have their own heads,” said Louisiana Governor Bel Edwards. In some places, some houses would be completely destroyed, and others next door would remain unharmed. One could be thankful that no one in the state died, Bel Edwards said.
“Exceptionally rare event”
The storm had hit the southern United States on Easter Sunday, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The national meteorological authority NOAA had warned of possible wind speeds of up to 330 kilometers per hour. It is an “exceptionally rare event”. Governor Tate Reeves spoke of “horrible events.”
Various US states USA They declared a state of emergency in the face of the storm. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Mississippi authorities appealed to the population to wear respiratory masks in all shelters and to maintain distance rules there. In absolute terms, the United States is the country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with almost 600,000 confirmed infections and more than 23,000 deaths. (SDA)
