Iran Press/America: Tornadoes in Mississippi and Louisiana have caused "catastrophic" damage and at least six deaths after touching down Sunday, emergency officials say.
According to CNN, so far, officials say hundreds of structures have been damaged by the storms.
Two people are dead in Lawrence County, Mississippi, according to Monticello Fire Chief Lyle Berard, saying there were reports of two tornadoes in the area.
"It's pretty bad," he said, "We have downed trees and multiple homes with major damage."The Mississippi State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the Lawrence County deaths. It said on Twitter that one person had died in Walthall County and there had been three confirmed fatalities in Jefferson Davis County.
Tornadoes inflict heavy damage to southern States in the US
Tornadoes left a heavy trail of destruction in Monroe, Louisiana, where some 300 homes were either razed to the ground or damaged, according to local police. Monroe Regional Airport has also sustained heavy damage from what is reported to be at least one tornado.
This is all while the US is entangled with coronavirus and has now the highest reported number of coronavirus deaths in the world with 20,000.
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