An aerial view of destroyed homes after thunderstorms spawning high straight-line winds and tornadoes ripped across the state in Rolling Fork, Mississippi 
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Biden declares emergency for Mississippi due to storm damage

Biden ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the affected areas, a White House Statement said.

Reuters

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Mississippi on Sunday after a powerful storm tore across the state, killing at least 25 people there and one in Alabama.

ये भी प�ें- More than two dozen dead after tornado tears across Mississippi

Biden ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the affected areas, a White House Statement said. The funding will be available to affected people in the counties of Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, and Sharkey, the statement said.

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