Mississippi twister victims start lengthy restoration course of
THERE’S SO MUCH TO TELL HERE. THIS STORM SEEMINGLY TOOK SO MANY BY SURPRISE. 16 WAPTS BRADLEY DAVIS… HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE THERE IN THE MIDST OF THE CHAOS. THIS WILL NOT BE AN EASY RECOVERY. “I THOUGHT I WAS DEAD” A SMALL TOWN… MOURNS AFTER MASSIVE DEVASTATION “IT LOOKS LIKE A WARZONE OUT HERE.” AN ENTIRE ROADSIDE OF HOMES AND BUSINESS OFF OF HIGHWAY 61.. ARE JUST GONE… -NO SUPER “AS YOU CAN SEE NO ONE HAS A HOME HERE” AFTER ROLLING FORK MISSISSIPPI TOOK A DIRECT HIT FROM A DEADLY TORNADO. IN THIS SMALL TOWN… RESIDENTS LOST A LOT MORE THAN THEIR BUILDINGS -SHANTA SUPER WE HAD TO HELP DEAD BODIES OUT OF THE HOUSE SO THAT IS VERY DISTURBING ACTUALLY SEEING PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES OVER A WEATHER INCIDENT.” SURVIVORS LIKE SHANTA HOWARD SAY IT WAS A FIGHT FOR LIFE WHEN THE TORNADO HIT. “WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD? LORD I DON’T WANT TO DIE! -ANDY SUPER “RAN DOWN TO THE TUB IN THE BATHROOM WITH MY WIFE ALL THREW PILLOWS ON TOP OF US.” HOMES LEVELED. BUSINESSES DESTROYED. LIVES LOST. BUT SMALL MISSISSIPPI TOWNS.. ARE HARD TO BRING DOWN. “EVERYBODY’S FAMILY AROUND HERE.” “EVERYBODY IS HELPING EVERYBODY….” IN FROM VICKSBURG.. GREENVILLE… JACKSON AND EVEN ARKANSAS TO HELP WITH THE CLEANUP.. IN THE HOSPITALS… AND IN THE SEARCH FOR THOSE STILL MISSING IN ROLLING FORK. “HOW LONG DO YOU THINK Y’ALL WILL BE OUT HERE? AS LONG AS IT TAKES.” THAT WAS WAPT’S BRADLEY DAVIS REPORTIN
Mississippi twister victims start lengthy restoration course of
At first mild Saturday, 1000’s of Mississippi residents awoke to have a look at the devastation from a lethal twister.