It’s been a little over a day since the deadly tornado touched down in Nashville, Tennessee and while residents are already working on rebuilding, the photos and videos we have been seeing of the aftermath are truly heartbreaking.
One of our helicopters just landed after surveying tornado destruction from overnight. pic.twitter.com/XmBpbOmBuf
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 3, 2020
According to WBIR, 24 people have died and the number of people missing is at 22, which has been lowered from 90 people who were reported missing early Tuesday night (March 3).
WZTV FOX 17 News Nashville has been flying their drone around town to see the wreckage and what they’ve found is eye-opening. They flew over the Donelson Christian Academy, where it looked like hardly any structures were left standing.
https://www.facebook.com/foxnashville/videos/142150600369468/
Another video they took was near Downtown Nashville, which shows many of the buildings’ roofs damaged or completely gone.
https://www.facebook.com/foxnashville/videos/898454340613967/
They obtained more footage in East Nashville, where many businesses and homes were destroyed.
https://www.facebook.com/foxnashville/videos/2562964987273435/
Here is more footage they gathered from the Hermitage area.
https://www.facebook.com/foxnashville/videos/205331494017109/
If you’d like to help those who were affected by the tornado, there are a few different ways you can help.
The Community Resource Center posted on their official Facebook page that there are certain items needed including trash bags, paper towels, work gloves, cleaning supplies, bleach box cutters, personal hygiene items, baby diapers, and more.
If you’d like to volunteer your time, you can sign up here.
The CRC is asking that you donate funds to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee here.
You can also donate to The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties by texting RELIEF2020 to 41444 or by clicking here.
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected.