Death toll from US South Tornadoes reaches 30, many residents displaced

The death toll arising from the deadly Tornadoes which hit the Southern part of the United State of America has climbed to 30 from 26 with local authorities revealing that scores of residents have been displaced after the natural disaster.

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency director Greg Michel said on Tuesday that one person was killed in Walthall County, two were killed in Lawrence County, and three were killed in Jefferson Davis County.

All three counties are more than an hour’s drive south of Jackson, near the Louisiana state line.

Also, a Facebook post from the county sheriff’s office said that the two people killed in Lawrence County were a married couple – Lawrence County sheriff’s deputy, Robert Ainsworth, and a Walthall County Justice Court deputy clerk, Paula We.

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“Robert was a United States Marine Corps veteran and a long time employee here,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

“Robert left this world a hero, as he shielded Mrs Paula during the tornado. He was a very valuable employee and will be greatly missed.”

Reports say at least 72,000 are without power as storms continued to batter the South overnight, with much of the region under flash flood, tornado and thunderstorm warnings and watches.

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