Tornado fueled by Hurricane Dorian leaves North Carolina island town wondering if it can recover.
on Thursday and turned these island refuges into unrecognizable sheets of twisted metal and broken glass.Across the street from Davy, the once familiar line of trailers and mobile homes colorfully decorated with bright island themes had been leveled into a long stretch of debris.
Brody Napier, Tyler Holland Napier and Adina Napier, clean up outside of Artisan and Granite Inc. a countertop company in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, on Saturday after a tornado caused massive destruction in the area. The business owned by a mother and son had contracts out for the next three months, but the owners are also concerned about their 13 employees.The leveled buildings meant there was no refuge from the hot sun or the pudding-thick humidity on these long stretches of pavement.
When he saw the shattered granite and the collapsed roof, Denmead said he felt an overwhelming emptiness. His thoughts turned to his 13 employees who depended on him, as well as the nearly three months of contracts that they still had to fulfill.
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