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- [Host] A deadly tornado formed

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over Western Mississippi this past Friday.

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It touched down over the
small town of Rolling Fork

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and sadly raised a lot
of it to the ground.

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As of Monday morning, about
26 people are confirmed dead

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by officials, one in Alabama
and the rest in Mississippi.

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And according to a meteorologist,

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the twister was on the ground

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for about an hour and it
traveled for 170 miles.

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Cleanup efforts were just
getting started this weekend.

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Trees have been broken down to splinters.

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Cars are tossed around, and windowless

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and rooftops have been dragged
off of homes, and meanwhile,

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people have no power.

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As of Monday morning,
more than 20,000 customers

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in the state we're sitting in the dark

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and Rolling Forks Mayor Eldridge Walker

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gave an emotional interview
among the wreckage

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- There are a few structures standing.

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If they're standing, they're damaged.

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So we still have issues

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with those properties that are standing.

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The community as a whole has
been devastated, devastated.

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- [Host] Extreme weather
is devastating no matter

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who this happens to, but the
situation could possibly come

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with a lengthy recovery.

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It's because Mississippi
is one of the states

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with the highest rates of
poverty in the entire country.

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And this is especially true
for the areas affected.

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Many residents there live
underneath the poverty line

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and so many communities affected

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were also made up of mobile homes.

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A lot of community residents
were displaced by this tornado.

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Thanks for watching Extreme Earth.

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We're sorry that we have
to constantly remind you

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about all of this.