Four months after a tornado upended their lives, Kentuckians are arduously reconstructing their pre-storm existence
A flag hangs near the remains of a home destroyed in a Dec. 10 tornado on April 21, 2022, in Dawson Springs, Tenn. Four months after a massive tornado tore through the state, hundreds of Kentuckians are arduously reconstructing their pre-storm existence. MAYFIELD, Ky. — — Sundays at the Bullock home in rural Kentucky were filled with lasting memories: big family dinners, cornhole, basketball and karaoke.
The storm system that spawned the deadly tornado tore through a handful of states. The National Weather Service recorded 41 tornadoes on Dec. 10 and 11, including 16 in Tennessee and eight in Kentucky. Eighty-one people died in Kentucky alone, state officials said. Thousands found shelter with relatives and friends, or in emergency facilities, hotels and state parks.
“These are towns that have almost been wiped off the map,” Beshear said. “We will continue to be concerned about getting people back on their feet and concerned about not losing the population of these towns.” Bullock and her husband had paid off their home but didn’t have insurance. A disaster-response charity is helping them build a new house on their property, and Bullock hopes to see a day when their family gatherings resume.Beshear, a Democrat, said millions in housing assistance payments from a state relief fund are being distributed.
“I don’t have a lot of money, but I’ve got skills," Evans said."I’ve got the ability to move that truck around the country.”
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