Volunteer groups helping Garner residents clean up tornado damage
Additional help arrived Tuesday in Garner, where an EF1 tornado touched down Sunday and damaged more than 20 homes near Timber Drive.
The American Red Cross is going door to door Tuesday, asking residents if they need assistance. They are offering cleanup kits and counseling to those who need it.
The tornado did not kill or injure anyone. However, authorities deemed four homes uninhabitable.
"[It] really made you pause that no one got hurt," American Red Cross volunteer Laurie Hughes said. "It's amazing."
Arthur Becton, who lived in one of the homes deemed uninhabitable, said he is thankful for the tight-knit community.
"This neighborhood rocks," he said. "Garner the town and businesses."
Mayor Buddy Gupton also did his part to check on his close knit-community.
"The inspirational thing is how everyone came together," Gupton said. "They came in to help friends in need, they are all part of a family."
North Carolinians were not the only ones to experience tornados with the storms over the weekend.
The storms passed through Tennessee on Saturday, killing six people and injuring dozens more.
Hughes said she knows that many residents affected by the storm are overwhelmed by the damage and how much there is to clean up.
"I think residents and anyone who goes through this feels, 'Oh my goodness,'" Hughes said. "We try to let them know that's okay to feel [that] and [the] Red Cross can help them get through disaster."
More volunteer groups are expected to go through the neighborhood and help residents on Tuesday.
