LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Some tornado survivors in southern Kentucky have a new temporary home.
FEMA has arrived with travel trailers at a park in London.
It’s a welcome sight for people who still don’t know where they are going to live after their homes were destroyed.
They have many questions after so much loss.
“As you can see, we lost everything. But we are very grateful to be here,” said Getson Roberts, looking over what used to be an apartment complex, now a debris pile.
Roberts and Bridgett Downey are starting over. They’ve been living in hotels since the May 16th tornado, but now have a new FEMA travel trailer to call home.
“Got us something where we can kind of settle in for a bit. Instead of moving us around,” Roberts said.
A number of people, some high-profile Kentuckians, have helped in the aftermath of the tornado, and WKYT was told that as some were moving into their trailers Wednesday morning, UK basketball player Trent Noah was there to welcome them.
People say despite losing so much, they are so thankful for what they’ve gained, and who has helped.
“The community has really reached out and helped us. Offering us help and resources, which is a phenomenon,” said Roberts.
People say the trailers are small but nice.
“We are trying to take it one day at a time. Just be grateful for where we are at. And what we got.”
They have their lives, riding out the tornado in a doorframe, saying it’s a miracle their children survived, found under and inside a refrigerator.
“The refrigerator saved the kids’ lives. We are beaten, bruised, banged up, scraped, broken foot, but we are lucky to be alive.”
Federal officials say people can stay in the FEMA trailers for up to two years at no cost to them.
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