{"id":524644,"date":"2022-12-10T15:59:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T12:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kentucky-remembers-tornado-victims-as-rebuilding-continues\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T15:59:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T12:59:18","slug":"kentucky-remembers-tornado-victims-as-rebuilding-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kentucky-remembers-tornado-victims-as-rebuilding-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kentucky remembers tornado victims as rebuilding continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ea138709a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ea138709a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kentucky-remembers-tornado-victims-as-rebuilding-continues\/#Kentucky_remembers_tornado_victims_as_rebuilding_continues\" >Kentucky remembers tornado victims as rebuilding continues<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kentucky_remembers_tornado_victims_as_rebuilding_continues\"><\/span>Kentucky remembers tornado victims as rebuilding continues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) \u2014 Chris Bullock has a lot to be grateful for as she decorates her new home for Christmas, after spending much of the past year in a camper with her family.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago Saturday, a massive tornado obliterated wide swaths of her Kentucky hometown of Dawson Springs, leaving her homeless after a terrifying night of death and destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Things look much different now.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Bullock and her family moved into their new home, built free of charge by the disaster relief group God\u2019s Pit Crew. It sits on the same site where their <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tornadoes-business-lifestyle-kentucky-mayfield-7409f6710cc9c5b846819218ad28550f\" data-ylk=\"slk:home of 26 years was wiped out.\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">home of 26 years was wiped out.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod\u2019s sent blessings to us,\u201d Bullock said in a phone interview Friday. \u201cSometimes we feel there\u2019s a little guilt, if you will. Why were we spared?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The holiday season tragedy killed 81 people across Kentucky and turned buildings into mounds of rubble as damage reached into hundreds of millions of dollars. Elsewhere in the state, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/religion-kentucky-storms-weather-mayfield-9ba933490c77bb2cfa139bcf9ab6f210\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mayfield took a direct hit\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Mayfield took a direct hit<\/a> from the swarm of December tornadoes, which left a wide trail of destroyed buildings and shredded trees. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tornadoes-lifestyle-europe-kentucky-bowling-green-6a7098a304b1a5ba130e28be89aa0f22\" data-ylk=\"slk:In Bowling Green\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">In Bowling Green<\/a>, a tornado wiped out an entire subdivision.<\/p>\n<p>It was part of a massive tornado outbreak across the Midwest and the South.<\/p>\n<p>In Dawson Springs and other Kentucky towns in the path of the storms, homes and businesses have been springing up steadily in recent months. Government assistance, private donations and claims payouts by insurers have poured into the stricken western Kentucky region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s more than encouraging,\u201d said Jenny Beshear Sewell, the mayor-elect of Dawson Springs and a cousin of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. \u201cIn a storybook, it is like the turn to the next chapter. That\u2019s how it feels. That\u2019s what it looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the governor will lead commemorative events recalling the horrifying opening chapters of the tragedy. The gatherings in Dawson Springs, Mayfield and Marshall County will remember those who died and pay tribute to the rescue workers who pulled people from the wreckage \u2014 as well as the volunteers who have pitched in for the massive rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing I\u2019ve ever seen had prepared me for what I saw in first light that day,&#8221; Beshear said leading up to the anniversary. \u201cAs we continue to mourn those we lost, my faith tells me that while we may struggle with the whys \u2014 why does it hit us, why do human beings suffer \u2014 we see God\u2019s presence in the response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tornadoes-lifestyle-kentucky-storms-mayfield-fe428b2f6b339687278662f354a01d1e\" data-ylk=\"slk:Beshear's family\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Beshear&#8217;s family<\/a> has deep connections to Dawson Springs. The Democratic governor&#8217;s father, former two-term Gov. Steve Beshear, grew up in the tightknit western Kentucky community.<\/p>\n<p>The devastation sparked an outpouring of love and help that started almost as soon as daylight revealed the scope of the damage. Beshear, who led the state&#8217;s response, said the effort should restore &#8220;everyone\u2019s faith in humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A full year later, the help keeps coming.<\/p>\n<p>But plenty of storm victims continue to struggle, including some of Bullock&#8217;s neighbors who lost homes and loved ones. Others are not nearly as far along in rebuilding. Still, progress is steady, and Bullock said it \u201cwarms your heart\u201d to see her neighborhood coming back together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the most part, the same people are in the same spot where they belong, in our opinion,\u201d she said. &#8220;We are where we belong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bullock remembers in detail the harrowing chain of events a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>She rushed to the basement with her husband Barry, 17-year-old son Stevie and miniature poodle Dewey moments before the storm hit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey say it was 33 seconds,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It felt like 33 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bullock was tr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed under a crumbled brick wall in the basement with her son and dog. Her husband pulled them from the rubble with minor injuries. Amid the chaos and destruction, it took relatives about 10 hours to find them. They moved into a camper near the site of their home for six months, waiting for their new house to go up and spending the rest of the time with relatives.<\/p>\n<p>Bullock said she wasn&#8217;t sure if she would attend the commemorative event in town.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve coped with everything very well, but the closer it gets to tomorrow (Saturday), when it crosses my mind, it kind of takes my breath away a little,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Bullock admitted Christmas brings a mix of feelings amid so much ongoing struggle \u2014 \u201cWhy are we getting to be in our house for Christmas?&#8221; while others aren&#8217;t \u2014 but said she and her husband have always gone all out for the holidays. She said leaning in to do some of the things they enjoy feels a little like taking a stand.<\/p>\n<p>So she went \u201coverboard&#8221; stringing Christmas lights on their new home and bought plenty of new decorations, but said it will take time before the display is completely revived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t make it look like that yet,\u201d she said. &#8220;It\u2019s going to have to wait another year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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