WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A suspected twister that barreled thru portions of Kansas broken more than one structures, injured a number of folks and left greater than 6,500 folks with out energy, officers mentioned Saturday.
Officers mentioned the suspected tornado moved even though portions of southeast Wichita and Andover on Friday night. Andover Fireplace Leader Chad Russell mentioned all through a information convention early Saturday morning that fifty to 100 structures had been broken in Sedgwick County, even though it used to be now not straight away recognized what number of structures had been broken in Andover.
Russell mentioned in some neighborhoods houses “had been totally blown away.”
Officers mentioned only some accidents were reported. In Sedgwick County, 3 folks had been injured, together with one girl who suffered severe accidents. Russell mentioned no accidents were reported in Butler County, however a secondary overview could be carried out Saturday morning.
Russell mentioned that whilst it used to be now not straight away recognized what number of structures were broken, greater than 900 constructions had been within the suspected twister’s trail.
He mentioned some neighborhoods had been “broken sufficient that homes had been totally blown down” and cited spaces that suffered “very dangerous harm.”
Town Corridor additionally sustained harm, which hampered “a few of our efforts,” Russell mentioned. Different structures reportedly broken integrated the Dr. Jim Farha Andover YMCA and Prairie Creek Fundamental College.