And volunteers are flocking to Pottawattamie County to help those
who've been impacted by the Tornadoes.
That includes off the clock Drug Enforcement agents.
KT News Watch 7's Jessica Perez joins us in Creston,
IA with their cleanup efforts.
Homes in Pottawattamie County like this one were also destroyed.
Today, as the cleanup efforts continue,
community members flocked to help their fellow neighbors.
As Cindy Maddox stands near what's left of her home,
she tells me she never expected this much damage.
On that side of the house where I come up
from the basement,
there wasn't a whole lot of damage.
That's where she and her two young kids were when
an EF3 tornado hit Friday.
I kind of felt really vulnerable at that moment.
Exterior walls on the 2nd floor were blown away and
her roof is partially collapsed.
I just was devastated. Holmes in Trainer,
Iowa, faced a similar fate.
Another tornado wiping out this home along Hwy.
92. Nearly killing the 85 year old homeowner,
The first door came in,
the second door came in and the ceiling basically came
down on her and she was trapped under it,
she said. I was holding the dog and I knew,
I knew this was it.
Her daughter says she made it out without a scratch.
I don't know how she,
I don't know how she made it.
Christy Nielsen says while she's grateful for her mother's life,
the tornado took away 47 years worth of memories,
including those of past loved ones.
It makes it that much tougher,
I guess. And I mean this was my this was
my heaven.
But the sisters say dozens of volunteers have shown up
to help recover items and clean debris.
Like people really stepped up,
like they always do. Back in Crescent off the clock,
Drug Enforcement agents flocked to the Maddox house.
Using chainsaws to cut branches off damaged trees.
These are the communities that they work in.
These are the communities that they work in or live
in and we want them to be safe,
whether it is reducing drugs or helping after devastation.
If you'd like to help the people impacted in Pottawattamie
County,
you can donate to the Southwest Iowa Emergency Relief Fund
that will be linked on our website.
Jessica Perez, KTV News Watch 7.