Community cleans up cemetery after tornado
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The town of Grinnell is still recovering from Sunday's EF-3 tornado, leaving it with major damage.
People are working on cleaning up one of the spots hit hardest: A cemetery.
The storm left debris littered across the cemetery and broke headstones. Over the past few days, dozens of volunteers have come together to clean up.
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It's a group effort to help a community rocked by severe weather.
'When we were there Tuesday, probably about 50 to 75 people showed up out there,' said Megan Robl, executive director of Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas. 'I met people from Colby, Kansas, one woman from Denver, people who have family in the region or family members who are buried in the cemetery.'
The week started off with plenty left to clean.
Now, most of the debris is clear.
'Most headstones were knocked over or damaged,' said Gove County resident Amber Hargitt.Hargitt called someone she knew who makes headstones, who ordered repair materials. That crew is going to help fix the headstones if help is still needed after Memorial Day.Meantime, there are already people getting to work.'I heard from somebody who is out there this afternoon that there were people literally on their hands and knees scrubbing those headstones, which really brings joy to my heart,' Robl said.There's plenty of help to be found.
'We're Gove County,' Hargitt said. 'We're a family.'
The goal is to have the graveyard cleaned up in time for Memorial Day.
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