First victim of tornado storm named as boy, 10, after six are killed in horror
A 10-year-old boy has been identified as one of the six people killed as deadly tornadoes swept across Tennessee, US.
The twisters were just a small part of a wider storm leaving a trail of destruction across the US. Arlan Burnham, 10, was one of three killed when a tornado hit the town of Clarksville.
The boy's mum, Katherine, wrote on : "My beautiful baby boy, Arlan, did not make it out of the house. Ella was taken to the hospital but was released with superficial injuries. Archer was with his mom. Our home is gone."
About 60 people were treated for injuries at area medical facilities, including nine transferred in critical condition to a Nashville hospital, said Jimmie Edwards, Montgomery County’s director of emergency services.
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'My beautiful baby boy, Arlan, did not make it out of the house' (Facebook)Emergency workers and community members cleaned up Sunday from the severe weekend storms and tornadoes that also sent dozens more to the hospital while damaging buildings, turning over vehicles and knocking out power to tens of thousands.
In Nashville, Joseph Dalton, 37; Floridema Gabriel Pérez, 31; and her son, Anthony Elmer Mendez, 2, were also killed. Mr Dalton was inside his mobile home when the storm tossed it on top of Ms Pérez’s residence. Two other children were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the department said in a statement.
Residents pick through the rubble of their homes (Getty Images)Marco Tulio Gabriel Pérez came to Nashville from Atlanta after hearing that his sister and 2-year-old nephew were killed in the tornado.
He said: “Regrettably, a tragedy happened here. Since it’s a tornado, it came through like you can see here. She lived in this trailer. The other trailer overturned on top of my deceased sister. She remained underneath, the other trailer went on top."
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Residents and visitors work to clear debris (Getty Images)Twenty-one total injuries were reported in Nashville, city officials said. A church north of downtown collapsed during the storm, resulting in 13 people being treated at , Nashville emergency officials said in a news release. They were later listed in stable condition.
The sanctuary and activities building at Community Baptist Church in Nashville were totally demolished, Donella Johnson, the wife of the church’s pastor, said in a Facebook video. Several members caught by the damage had emergency surgeries for broken hips and legs, she said.
The church website had publicized an appreciation banquet for the Johnsons for late Saturday afternoon.
A person digs through the debris to find goods (Getty Images)“Though we have experienced devastation beyond measure, we did not lose life,” the pastor, the Rev. Vincent Johnson said. “God took brick and wood and metal and it was mangled in a tornado ... yet God preserved us.”
At least six tornado tracks were reported Saturday in central Tennessee, according to the National Service. Agency meteorologist Cory Mueller in Nashville said it was sending out tornado tracking teams on Sunday to attempt to confirm these potential tornadoes and calculate their severity.
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Remains of homes in Clarksville (Getty Images)Mueller said it wasn’t uncommon for tornadoes to be generated during this time of year.
Joe Pitts, mayor of the Montgomery County city of Clarksville, said it could be a couple of weeks before power is restored to everyone. Residents of the city of about 166,000 spent Sunday helping one another dig out from the devastating storms, he said.
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