The tornado cleanup has hit its stride in Eureka.
The saying is “many hands make light work,” and Greenwood County Emergency Management Director Levi Vinson tells KVOE News that has certainly been the case.
Volunteers are now shifting to clearing out construction-demolition debris as the tree debris gets cleared.
Vinson says donations of water are at such a point where no more bottled water is needed. In fact, Greenwood County now has enough water on hand to store it for future disasters — even with hundreds of volunteers and county or state personnel working hard on the recovery effort.
Volunteers are needed through at least the weekend.
Also this weekend:
*The town hall information meeting is at 7 pm at the Matt Samuels Community Building. A community meal will follow.
*A Multi-Agency Resource Center has been set up, this time at Marshall Elementary at 1015 North Jefferson. Nearly 20 local, state and federal agencies will have a presence from 1-8 pm Saturday. That list is online with this story at KVOE.com.
*Vinson says cash donations are the best way to help Eureka at this time. The Growing Greenwood Relief Fund through the Emporia Community Foundation and Eureka Ministerial Alliance are the two main places to donate in that regard.
The EF-3 struck almost without warning nearly two years after an EF-2 tornado. The damage paths intersected near Seventh and Myrtle. Eight people were hurt Tuesday. So far, there has been no updates on their conditions.
Additional links from KVOE News
*Click here for an update on the number of damaged structures, the ongoing help of Emporia and Lyon County government agencies and the upcoming implementation of the MARC
*Click here for information on Wednesday’s tour by Gov. Jeff Colyer and the National Weather Service’s preliminary rating
*Click here for Wednesday’s damage assessment by Eureka and Greenwood County officials
*Click here for Wednesday’s story on how to help the recovery effort
*Click here for Wednesday’s initial story and photos about the Eureka tornado
