Yuma locals recover from storm damage
Eduardo Morales
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Throughout the City of Yuma, locals are trying to recover from the damage done by Thursday night’s storm.
Winds as strong as just over 60 miles per hour left multiple trees down throughout the City, closing down some roads.
“Well honey, I’m just sick, just sick,” said Yuma local Ann Stewart.
A sinkhole appeared on South Ridgeview Drive and Parkway Drive near Sonora Quest Laboratories.
A local near the hole shares how it feels to lose a tree of 100 years old.
“These old trees were so magnificent and the wind just picked them up and tore them out by the roots, I lost two last night, the big giant one in the front yard and one in the back,” expressed Stewart.
Despite this, she is looking at the positives for her neighborhood.
“At least nobody was hurt and they didn’t fall on anybody’s house so that’s a good thing,” Stewart expressed.
An apartment parking structures partly collapsed as well.
Meanwhile, another local, Jonny Porter, had his house flooded and cannot live there for the next couple of days.
“I wasn’t the only one affected by it, all my neighbors, their houses are flooded, we are all out here together sweeping out water, and slowing down traffic, and I’ve seen all the damage,” said Porter.
However, he is thankful for the support he is receiving from others throughout the community.
“I’m just absolutely devastated, and I have a lot of friends in the community, they reached out to me via Facebook and stuff and I’m really grateful for that and they’re really helping me keep positive right now,” Porter says.
Crews throughout the City can be seen cleaning up the damage.