It's been a month since the tornado, which caused enormous damage to the southern and midwestern United States and killed 91 people.
Building demolition work is continuing at the site, but due to the widespread damage, restoration is taking time.
In the United States, tornadoes broke out in the South and Midwest from the 10th to the 11th of last month, killing a total of 91 people in five states and causing enormous damage such as the collapse of buildings over a wide area.
In Mayfield, southern Kentucky, where the damage was severe, the demolition work of the building continued for 10 days, one month after the tornado occurred.
However, due to the widespread damage and the impact of labor shortages, the restoration work took a long time, and debris still remains everywhere in the town.
A woman who was born and raised in this town said, "Originally there are a lot of people, but now there are few. Everyone here has lost a lot. I think it will take some time, but I want to get back. I hope. "
Support for people evacuating due to delays in restoration work is also an issue.
According to the American Red Cross, which provides local support, about 800 people still live in shelters in Kentucky, and 10,000 people need mental care due to the prolonged evacuation. It is estimated that experts are taking care of it.
The father who lost his two-month-old daughter
Douglas Kuhn, 33, a repairer in Kentucky, lost his two-month-old daughter, Oaklin, in a tornado last month.
On the 10th of last month, Kuhn learned that the rain and wind had become stronger and the nearby town had been devastated. I evacuated to my house with four family members.
The building was stronger than my home, so I evacuated to this house.
He was hiding in a bathroom without windows to avoid damage, but suddenly he was hit by a big shock, and when he noticed, he fell down about 50 meters away.
Regarding the situation at that time, Mr. Kuhn said, "I felt something unusual when the change in air pressure first hurt my ears. After that, there was a terrible sound like a steam locomotive running. It was like a bomb. It seemed to burst. "
Her daughter, Oaklin, was found on the debris, but a few days later her condition suddenly changed, and when she was examined at the hospital, her doctor told her she was in a state of brain death.
He decided to stop life-prolonging measures because he didn't want to make him feel any more painful, and he died while being held in his wife's arm immediately after removing the machine.
One month after her daughter's death, Kuhn said, "It's like an event in a blink of an eye. There's no day when I don't think of my daughter. I watch photos and videos every day. Again. If I could talk to my daughter, I just wanted to hug her and say, "My dad loved you very much," he said in tears.