S.2 Q.3 Natural Disasters Blog#1

On CNN there’s an article on natural disasters called Troops mark homes; Kentucky is warned of strong winds. National Guard troops went around different neighborhoods on the ones that got hurt the most and making sure that the people were okay and no one was hurt. This has been the worst natural disaster in modern history for Kentucky. So far seven people have been reported dead. Comparing to the whole state about twenty-one people has died since Tuesday. About 4,600 troops have been helping the cause in different roles. There are about one hundred twenty counties in the state and so far ninety-two have been reported as emergencies. The neighborhoods were just a big mess with snow every where and branches falling off the trees and onto houses and destroying parts of the houses. People were just afraid to wake up and there homes he completely destroyed so many people weren’t able to go to sleep. People are just afraid for their houses.

Susan Candiotti and Andy Rose. “Troops mark homes; Kentucky is warned of strong winds.”CNN.COM. 1 February 2009.1 February 2009.
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