Since last Saturday, multiple tornadoes have made landfall in central Tennessee, causing widespread damage and casualties.
Wherever the tornado went, trees were uprooted and buildings of all kinds were razed to the ground. Rough estimates put hundreds of homes destroyed and thousands of residents displaced......
(Scene after the tornado hits)
At the same time, the tornado also caused electrical explosions and collapsed power poles, leaving more than 17,000 homes and businesses without power on Monday morning, suffering from sub-zero temperatures.
Officials in the hardest-hit areas immediately declared a state of emergency, with schools closed and shelters opened......
(Tornado causes electrical explosion)
However, more heart-wrenching than the loss of property is the fact that some people have been injured and killed.
According to media reports, 83 people have been taken to hospital so far, and at least six others have unfortunately died.
(A community in Clarksville, Tennessee)
Three of the dead were from a suburb north of the city of Nashville, the capital of Tennessee. These include a mother and son, Floridema Gabriel Perez, 31, and her son, Anthony, 2.
A tornado hit, knocking one mobile home right onto another. A neighbor heard Perez's cry for help, but it was too late to help, and when the storm subsided, he went out to look for it, and found that it was too late, and Perez still held his son tightly in his arms when he died......
(The car is crushed by the ruins of the house)
There are three other deceased people from the city of Clarksville. The National Weather Service determined that the storm was EF-3, the highest of any distressed area in Tennessee, with estimated winds between 136 and 165 miles per hour.
But in such a dangerous environment, an incredible thing happened -
A four-month-old baby boy was swept away by a tornado and disappeared.
When the family went out to look for him, they found the boy lying safe and sound in a tree, miraculously surviving......
(Lord the baby boy swept away by the tornado)
On the day of the incident, 22-year-old mother Sydney Moore and her boyfriend Aramis Youngblood, along with their two sons, one-year-old Princeton and four-month-old Lord, were in their mobile home, unaware of the impending danger.
Youngblood first heard what resembled the operation of an airplane, and then realized that the house had been enveloped in a storm. Moore felt like he was "already floating in mid-air" when he heard the siren.
（Sydney Moore和男友Aramis Youngblood）
The situation was urgent, and the parents pounced on the two children.
Moore rushes to protect his eldest son, Princeton, but the roof of the house is instantly torn open, the walls collapse, and both mother and son are crushed by debris and trapped underneath unable to escape.
Almost at the same time, Youngblood reached out and grabbed the cradle of his youngest son, Lord, tightly.
But no matter how strong a human being, he could not resist the storm, and Youngblood spun uncontrollably with the cradle and was thrown out, watching his youngest son be swept away by the tornado and fly into the sky......
At this point, Moore struggled to break free from the rubble while clinging to his eldest son, Princeton.
The moment they saw Youngblood, both of them yelled at each other excitedly, and Moore kept asking, "Where is my child!"
But Youngblood didn't know either......
(Princeton, the eldest son, and Lord, the youngest son)
They had to look around together in the pouring rain. To be honest, Moore doesn't have much hope at the moment, "I'm pretty sure he's dead, we can't find him." ”
But in desperation, a miracle happened.
After about 10 minutes of searching, they found Lord in a nearby fallen tree. He lay down nicely in the tree, and found nothing wrong except for a wound on his face.
It's like "someone gently put him on a tree", which is completely unreasonable, and no one can guess why.
Moore said it must have been God's work, and her sister Caitlyn Moore described it as "like an angel had led him safely to that place." ”
(Lord the baby boy swept away by the tornado)
Because the car was torn apart by the tornado, the family of four had to walk to find an ambulance after being reunited.
Doctors treated and assessed their injuries, and each suffered only minor abrasions and contusions. Youngblood was the only one who broke his arm, but he was lucky to be able to save his life.
(Princeton, the eldest son, and Lord, the youngest son)
Now they are bothered even more by the property problem. The tornado not only destroyed the house and car, but also swept away all the powder, diapers, clothes and other important items in the house.
They didn't have insurance, they suffered heavy losses, Youngblood was unable to work for a while because of an injury, and the house leaked in the rain overnight......
How to start a normal life again is the second problem they face after recovering the Lord.
(Neighborhood destroyed by tornado)
Fortunately, enthusiastic netizens have donated money for them after learning about this, and also sent blessings and comfort:
"After reading the report, my palms were sweaty. What a precious child. I'm glad they're all okay and I want to donate money to them as soon as possible. ”
"I can imagine that 10 minutes of searching was the longest period of their lives. I'm glad the child is safe and sound. ”
"I'll always be amazed that someone could survive a storm like that. ”
At the same time, I was also amazed by Lord's "godlike" experience:
"The best superhero ever born. ”
"That baby will rule the world in the future. ”
"The little ones are made with amazing elastic materials. ”
When a deadly storm strikes, no adult is immune, but a fragile baby survives after being swept away by the wind, which is an absolute miracle within a miracle.
If you don't die in a great calamity, you will have a blessing in the future. Lord is so vigorous, I believe that in the future, he will be able to overcome difficulties and dangers and grow up smoothly.