Her daughter kept asking her a hard question: “When can we go back to our house?” she said. She said she hasn’t been able to go to work as a medical assistant, fueling her anxiety. Her daughter played on a computer nearby. She couldn’t afford a hotel, so she came to the shelter and worried about freezing temperatures. Next to her was Angela Legat, who left her apartment with no power, heat or water and a dangerous gas leak. “How am I going to get my stuff out, with movers, when they don’t even want us going in there?” she said. On one cot was Linda Erickson, 73, who said a resident of her apartment building had died when a wall fell on her and the building was deemed unsafe. ‘We were trapped.’:Kentucky candle factory survivors recount escape from deadly tornado
In a community center in nearby Wingo called “The Way,” dozens of people had spread toiletries, blankets and teddy bears among a sea of cots. Some like Poole were making due at home, while others left for motels in Paducah or elsewhere, friends’ homes, state parks and temporary shelters. “Housing is going to be such a tremendous need,” said FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, explaining the agency would help map out long-term housing plans along with short-term aid.Įlectricity, water and gas were still off for many Mayfield residents. Andy Beshear said on Sunday as state and federal agencies worked to assess the damage and FEMA’s top official visited Mayfield and promised a flood of federal aid. More than 1,000 area residents lost their homes in the tornado, Kentucky Gov. How long could they live like this? When could they rebuild, and how? They were fine with power from a car plug and water from bottles and their water heater for now.
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