A Displaced Family Finds Their Way Home After Rolling Fork Tornado
The town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, has struggled to rebuild after a devastating tornado struck last year. One family is finding their way home.
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The town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, has struggled to rebuild after a devastating tornado struck last year. One family is finding their way home.
Natalie Perkins serves her Rolling Fork community as both the editor of the Deer Creek Pilot newspaper and as deputy director for her local EMA.
Some Rolling Fork, Miss., residents have been waiting months to receive temporary housing after the tornado in March 2023.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the deployment of federal resources to the parts of the Mississippi Delta where powerful tornadoes killed at least 26 people over the weekend.
At least 26 people are dead after powerful tornadoes tore through the Mississippi Delta Friday night, destroying homes and buildings, leveling entire communities and injuring dozens including in the towns of Silver City, Rolling Fork, Winona and Amory.Â
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