On Saturday, a tornado touched down between the towns of Carstairs and Didsbury, Alta., Environment Canada said. Elisa Humphreys had her home destroyed. She said she doesn't have insurance and her family is trying to fundraise for her.
People from central Alberta helped Elisa Humphreys gather family photos and clean up wreckage Sunday.
When she returned to the area there was nothing but debris left. She said she doesn't have insurance, and family is trying to fundraise for her.Alberta woman's home 'completely gone' after tornadoElisa Humphreys had her home and property destroyed by a tornado that touched down between the towns of Carstairs and Didsbury, Alta., on Saturday. She tells CBC News about fleeing the tornado and being overwhelmed by the outpouring of support she has received from her community.
People were out Sunday helping Humphreys clean up the wreckage, find family photos and whatever else could be salvaged. She said there were more than 100 people there throughout the day. "It was really hard last night … I pulled in so that I could see the lights, put my lights on these trees, and I'm telling you, I just started to cry. It was devastating to see my childhood property just totally demolished," she said.
Connell Miller, engineering researcher for the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University, left, and Jesse Wagar, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, right, are on scene where the tornado touched down in Alberta to assess the damage.Connell Miller, engineering researcher for the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University, said the tornado's effects could have been worse.
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