WALTHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Two powerful tornadoes tore through Walthall County in March, damaging or destroying more than 100 homes. Residents are still waiting for federal assistance.

“Every road that I have been able to get from my home site to even the house that we’re being lent, you’ve got debris everywhere. I mean, it’s not just in my area. It’s all the way around the community. It’s hard because I get away from my road, but right up the road, there’s more and then there’s more,” said Anita Beard, whose home was destroyed.

Chasity Anglin’s home in Union was blown off its foundation, and her property was left severely damaged. Without federal assistance, she and her husband have been left to handle the cleanup and rebuilding on their own.

“It’s literally been blood, sweat and tears every morning when we get up to get our children ready. My husband wants to be down here first thing. So, we drop our children off, and we come straight here. And it’s… we’re working until it’s time to get them and then we leave and get them. And sometimes, we’re back here till dark,” Anglin said.

Those who lost their homes said while community leaders and churches have stepped up, it’s not enough. They need federal assistance to truly begin to clean up and rebuild.

“We’re in the process of rebuilding our home, but it’s really hard to drive up and all your memories of the old home is still there. It’s just hard to forget it. It’s hard with all the debris still there. It’s really hard,” said Beard.

“It seems hollow now. Where it used to be, warmth and happiness, now it’s kind of an eerie feeling every time you drive down the road, because what used to be, you know, your home is now nothing,” said Anglin.

U.S. Rep. Michael Guest’s office sent a letter to President Donald Trump, asking him to approve FEMA assistance on April 2.

“I have been in touch with the president’s staff multiple times in the last two weeks, and we are currently waiting for his final sign-off. Mississippi will rebuild,” said Guest.

Officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) are also asking people to have patience. Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Donald Trump for Individual Assistance and Public Assistance from the March 14-15 tornado outbreak.

MEMA Executive Director Stephen McCraney said the declaration could take time to go through the process, adding other declarations for storms took between 24 and 37 days.

“We have already selected the disaster recovery centers in every county that we’ve asked for that declaration of. So, we’ve got the staff names. We’ve got everything ready. We know where we’re going, and we’re going to be there to assist you in any way to apply for assistance when that day comes. And so, we’re already planning positively that we’re going to get it and that we’re going to be able to get out there and do the great things that we do for the state of Mississippi and help our survivors,” he said.