Tornado Hits Maria Auxiliadora

Areas of the Dominican Republic were hit by a tornado this week. With a trail of damage and debris in its wake, many of my friends in the barrio of Maria Auxiliadora were forced to evacuate their homes as winds ripped off roofs and rain & hail damage took its toll.  In addition to many homes, the TEARS school lost its roof and has not been spared the devastating effects of structural and water damage to school supplies and classrooms.  

These images show some of the damage to the home of my friends Rosmary (teacher at TEARS school) and Obed (TEARS missionary). Together with their newborn, Zion, Rosmary and Obed have relocated safely and temporarily as rebuilding takes shape.  

You can view recent video footage by following this link.

NOTE: Four vertical pictures were put together to make these two horizontal images.  The pictures on the left of each horizontal image shows the rooms with the roof ripped off and then the pictures on the right of each image show the fallen roof.