Tornado Damage

Last Saturday morning we began to get an inkling of some of the damage created by the previous evening's tornadoes...

The tornado split into two - part going north-east, the other going south-east - but it created six paths of destruction.

My son, who lives about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from us in the city took pictures of downed trees and damaged homes near where he lives.

A large church even lost part of its roof. It will have to be torn down and re-built with its structural integrity gone.

We were shocked to discover that the tornado had come that close by.

Some say that the grove of large trees in this community may have saved the homes from greater harm.

Here is a bus shelter near my son's home that was shattered and bent.

Nearby a truck was knocked over - propped up by a car that happened to be on the road beside it.

It took days to hear about all the places where homes had been destroyed.

Those of us in neighborhoods untouched by the tornadoes are so, so thankful!