Cleanup and assessment continues in the wake of the tornado that hit La Salle County last week.
Two people died as a result of the storm that ran straight through the Village of Naplate and the south side of the City of Ottawa.
Connie Brooks is the director of the LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency. She says she and others have been out every day to assess the damage, and have some preliminary numbers.
CONNIE1:14 “The City of Ottawa had forty-one structures that we consider uninhabitable. The Village of Naplate ended up with almost thirty structures that were uninhabitable. So you’re looking at over seventy structures that sustained considerable damage.”
She says several hundred structures in the area suffered damage to a lesser degree.
Brooks says the LaSalle County Nursing Home suffered a lot of roof and window damage, but is structurally sound and will be repaired. She says in the meantime most residents are staying at other care facilities.
Brooks says people’s needs are being taken care of. She says local agencies are also accepting monetary donations for the repair and rebuilding effort to come.
