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Added on the 27/03/2023 12:14:04 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Images of flattened buildings and smashed cars in the storm-ravaged city of Rolling Fork, Mississippi after a huge tornado tore across the southern US state, killing at least 25 people. IMAGES
Images of destroyed houses, cars and fallen trees in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, after at least 25 people were killed by devastating tornadoes that ripped across the southern US state. IMAGES
Dozens of people returned back to the Texan city of Canton to comb the wreckage of their former homes, which were destroyed by tornadoes, searching for belongings. At least 14 people lost their lives and many more were injured in the aftermath of a Saturday storm that saw at least four tornadoes touch down and ravage parts of Texas. Canton Fire Department Captain Brian Horton called for precautions and urged people to avoid critical areas unless necessary, in an attempt to avoid hindrance of rescue-operations.
As cyclone Belal hits French island Reunion, broken tree branches litter the ground and residents hunker down in their homes under a strict lockdown in the town of Saint Gilles-les-Hauts. Belal isn't as intense of a storm as originally forecast and cyclone alert was downgraded from purple, its highest level, to red at 1pm local time to allow emergency services to intervene and assess the damage. IMAGES
Hit by torrential rain and floods last week, the the Pas-de-Calais region, in northern France, is facing further rainstorms that could once again lead to devastating flooding after a 48-hour lull over the weekend. IMAGES
Shops are shut and protected with wood in Clearwater as hurricane Idalia intensified as it hurtles towards northwest Florida, threatening "catastrophic" impacts including dangerous storm surge, with officials forecasting it will slam the coast within hours as an extreme and historic Category 3 storm. IMAGES