Family members recover belongings in Naperville.Photo: Shafkat Anowar/AP/Shutterstock
Eight people were hospitalized in suburban Chicago after an EF-3 tornado tore through town, damaging more than 125 homes and knocking out power for hundreds.
The tornado swept through Naperville, a city about 30 miles southwest of Chicago, on Sunday night, with reports first coming in around 11:10 p.m., according to arelease from the city.
Among those who lost their home was Bridget Casey, whose Woodridge abode did not survive the storm, she told theChicago Sun-Times.
Chicago tornado.TANNEN MAURY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
A damaged home in Woodridge.Shafkat Anowar/AP/Shutterstock
“I just can’t believe it happened, you know? It’s not something that you see too often or at all, and it’s just scary that everything just comes crashing in,” her 16-year-old son Nate told the outlet. “Something that I was happy to see, that was not broken, was my dad’s ashes, but there’s really nothing else.”
“I was just happy that everybody was okay,” Bridget Casey told theSun-Times.
Chicago tornado.Shafkat Anowar/AP/Shutterstock
“They did an extraordinary job and bringing these folks, recognizing them, identifying them, and then extricating them from the rubble,” Naperville Fire Chief Mark Puknaitis told the outlet.
The City of Naperville said that city crews were working on clearing tree debris from more than 100 damaged parkway trees, and that clean-up wouldtake until Wednesday.
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As of Monday morning, 10 people from three different homes in Naperville were taken to a relocation point, and the Red Cross and Salvation Army were helping the displaced families.
Multiple utility poles were also downed during the storm, leaving approximately 450 customers in the area without power. Power wasrestored for 150 householdsas of Monday morning.
An EF-3 tornado isclassified as strong, and means that wind speeds are between 135-165 mph.
source: people.com
