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Transcripts For WDBJ News 7 At 6 20160224

This home and theyre getting her to safety tonight. You talked to Law Enforcement and you talked to some other people out in the area, for, and you told me that there was some damage out on route 630. I am going to go check that out as soon as im no longer live on Television Just to see if i can find out exactly whats going on. But jean, definitely the scene out here right now is just a lot of damage. A lot of homes out here on route 460. This is just one of the areas that is seeing a lot of damage. We understand that it goes all the way down to the Promised Land area in appomattox county as well. Were glad to hear that person is okay. When you look at that damage, that is certainly a very strong storm there, tim saunders. Thank you very much. Well, jean, i do want to say that the house behind me, we dont know for sure that that person or if anybody was in that house. The home that i was talking about that had an elderly woman in it is a brick home off to my left. Its out of view. I do

Transcripts For WDBJ News 7 At 5 20160226

Demolished, down to the ground, and familiy belongings and treasures just out on the grass. Laying there. What used to be in their house. Benjamin sisco student our goal out here is not to point at us or bring any glory to us. Its to point back at the mission and show the love of christ. More than 13 hundred students are involved with the lu send program and appomattox isnt the only place where theyre serving right now. A group just got back from greece a few days ago. They were helping middle eastern refugees in that country. Another team is headed to flint, michigan in a few days to help people whove been impacted by the water crisis. Live in appomattox county, tim also gods pit crews tractor trailers full of supplies headed out all over the state to help storm victims. Early this morning a team in danville left for tappahannock. Crew members say the damage is worse there than in appomattox. Responding to natural disasters all over the nation, its still the same hurt but you just nev

Transcripts For WDBJ News 7 At 11 20160225

In appomattox county, and waverly, virginia tomorrow. Those are two of the hardest hit areas from todays storm system. One person is missing in the evergreen area of appomattox county. There have been at least three deaths, and a centra spokesperson confirms three people are being treated for critical injuries at Centra Community hospital two others are being treated there two people with injuries are being treated at Lynchburg General Hospital. Tomorrow, appomattox county schools will be closed. And Patrick County schools will operate on a twohour delay. Some of the worst damage in our region is in appomattox county. Dozens of homes are damaged or destroyed in the community of evergreen. Wdbj7s tim saunders is live there tonight. Melissa, this is what were seeing all over this area. Trees are down and so are power lines. Virtually no one in appomattox county has electrictity dozens of homes are damaged, and a mobile home across the highway from where im standing was completely torn ap

Transcripts For WDBJ News 7 At Noon 20160226

Wdbj7s tim saunders is live in evergreen, where the lu students are helping with clean up efforts. Kimberly, these students are part of a group called lu send. The organization just formed earlier this year. Its a way for students to volunteer and help with disasters and humanitarian crisis around the world. This disaster was an opportunity for them to do mission work right in their backyard. Students are clearing debris and helping any way they can here in the community of evergreen, one of the hardest hit parts of appomattox county. Benjamin sisco student just fixing up some of the houses and trying to clear away the damage after the tornado that came through on wednesday. Were just trying to lend a helping hand and be the hands and feet of christ wherever we can be. Just got back from greece, where they were providing aid to middle eastern refugees. Another group will head to flint, michigan this weekend to help people effected by the water crisis in that community. Live in appomatt

Transcripts For WDBJ News 7 At Noon 20160225

The county is maintaining shelters for people this afternoon at the Appomattox Community center and also at the pamplin fire department. As for electricity, a lot of people in appomattox county are still without power and the Central Georgia cooperative says they and dominion virginia pow refer having a lot of trouble getting power restored because at homes still have a lot of Major Appliance on his and lights, and when they do get service restored, that power is getting shut down or its getting shut down again, so theyre asking people to turn off things that are inside their homes so that when the power does come back on, it wont overload the circuits. Just have a light on so that you know that your power is back on. But unplug or turn off everything else. Live in appomattox county, tim saunders, wdbj 7. The Virginia National guard is on active duty. The guard is expected to have more than 50 soldiers on duty today. A guarded spokesperson says the initial plan is to provide manned, an

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