Suspected twister rips by means of Kansas, causes extreme harm

A suspected twister that barrelled by means of components of Kansas broken a number of buildings, injured a number of individuals and left greater than 6,500 individuals with out energy, officers stated Saturday.

Officials stated the suspected tornado moved although components of southeast Wichita and Andover on Friday night. Andover Fire Chief Chad Russell stated throughout a information convention early Saturday morning that fifty to 100 buildings had been broken in Sedgwick County, although it was not instantly identified what number of buildings had been broken in Andover.

Russell stated in some neighbourhoods houses “were completely blown away.”

Officials stated just a few accidents had been reported. In Sedgwick County, three individuals had been injured, together with one lady who suffered critical accidents. Russell stated no accidents had been reported in Butler County, however a secondary evaluation could be performed Saturday morning.

Russell stated that whereas it was not instantly identified what number of buildings had been broken, greater than 900 buildings had been within the suspected twister’s path.

He stated some neighbourhoods had been “damaged enough that houses were completely blown down” and cited areas that suffered “very bad damage.”

City Hall additionally sustained harm, which hampered “some of our efforts,” Russell stated. Other buildings reportedly broken included the Dr. Jim Farha Andover YMCA and Prairie Creek Elementary School.