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Washington: US President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for the southern state of Mississippi after deadly tornadoes.
Biden on early Sunday ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by βsevere storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoesβ from Friday to Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.
βTwenty-five Mississippians were killed overnight due to this severe weather,β the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a statement, warning that a large portion of the state has the potential to see severe storms on Sunday evening.
βExpect damaging wind gusts. Tornadoes cannot be ruled out,β the agency tweeted.
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