A automobile is seen in a pile of of particles from a house as a firefighter seems on in Andover, Kansas on April 29, 2022.
AP
A suspected twister that barreled via components of Kansas broken a number of buildings, injured a number of individuals and left greater than 6,500 individuals with out energy, officers mentioned Saturday.
Officers mentioned the suspected tornado moved although components of southeast Wichita and Andover on Friday night. Andover Fireplace Chief Chad Russell mentioned throughout a information convention early Saturday morning that fifty to 100 buildings have been broken in Sedgwick County, although it was not instantly identified what number of buildings have been broken in Andover.
Russell mentioned in some neighborhoods properties “have been utterly blown away.”
Officers mentioned just a few accidents had been reported. In Sedgwick County, three individuals have been injured, together with one girl who suffered severe accidents. Russell mentioned no accidents had been reported in Butler County, however a secondary evaluation can be carried out Saturday morning.
Russell mentioned that whereas it was not instantly identified what number of buildings had been broken, greater than 900 constructions have been within the suspected twister’s path.
He mentioned some neighborhoods have been “broken sufficient that homes have been utterly blown down” and cited areas that suffered “very dangerous harm.”
Metropolis Corridor additionally sustained harm, which hampered “a few of our efforts,” Russell mentioned. Different buildings reportedly broken included the Dr. Jim Farha Andover YMCA and Prairie Creek Elementary College.
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