During this past Easter Sunday, at least nine states were hit with severe weather and strong tornadoes leaving at least 30 people dead, while also adding to the epidemic distress across the country.
Not only is the nation still suffering from this coronavirus outbreak but now southerners have a bigger problem at hand as tornadoes tore through at least nine different states leaving at least 30 people dead. Among the nine states affected were Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee. There were more than 60 tornado reports made that Sunday. The tornadoes created a path of demolition from Texas all the way up to the Carolina States. In Mississippi, a powerful tornado was said to be traveling at a 150 mph wind speed as it tore through the 18 of their counties. According to CBS News , at least 75 million people crossed paths with the drastic weather. It was also said that Mississippi carried the highest death toll between the states with 11 people left dead. As far as the other states, at least eight people were reported dead in South Carolina, six people in Georgia, and one in Arkansas.
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The tornadoes left an extreme amount of damage in the cities affected. Many citizens were left with little to no home at all and with the ones that were left still standing, over 1 million homes, as well as businesses, were left without electricity. Since many families no longer have homes, some of them have no choice but to stay in a shelter until they find somewhere else to go. But with the coronavirus pandemic still going on and the shelters having to shelter large amounts of people, it brings more worry and fear to everyone involved. Because of this, most people, even though they no longer have anywhere to stay, are extremely hesitant about staying in the shelters around a large number of people. Not only are the citizens scared about seeking refuge due to corona, but so are state officials. In some states officials have made the decision not to open shelters up to the public. In other states, such as Mississippi, shelters are asking everyone to try to maintain their distance from other people and to wear a mask, scarf, or bandanna around their faces in an attempt to prevent any additional cases of the coronavirus. In Alabama, state governor Kay Ivey has suspended stay-at-home orders for certain communities and allowed for shelters and community safe rooms to remain open, while asking citizens to continue practicing the right safety procedures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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