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NASH COUNTY, N.C. — A Nash County family said someone stole more than $1,000 in donations from them. “We had just a couple seconds to get in [the bathroom]. Next thing you know, everything was just gone,” said Haydi Marenco Chavarria. She said she and her family have lived in the house on Cummings Road for more than four years. They’re no strangers to tornado warnings, but this time was different. “I told the baby,…

NASH COUNTY, N.C. — A Nash County family said someone stole more than $1,000 in donations from them. “We had just a couple seconds to get in [the bathroom]. Next thing you know, everything was just gone,” said Haydi Marenco Chavarria. She said she and her family have lived in the house on Cummings Road for more than four years. They’re no strangers to tornado warnings, but this time was different. “I told the baby,…

NASH COUNTY, N.C. — A Nash County family said someone stole more than $1,000 in donations from them. “We had just a couple seconds to get in [the bathroom]. Next thing you know, everything was just gone,” said Haydi Marenco Chavarria. She said she and her family have lived in the house on Cummings Road for more than four years. They’re no strangers to tornado warnings, but this time was different. “I told the baby,…

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WTVD) — Garry Silver was at the senior center Wednesday, preparing to take shelter, when he learned of where the tornado touched down. “When I found out that Pfizer had been hit, I was looking for my son because I knew my son was out there. He normally works a 12-hour shift. I wanted to make sure that he and the (other workers) were OK,” Silver said. His nerves were calmed when…

RHODES, GREECE — RHODES, Greece (AP) — A weeklong wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday, forcing more evacuations, as three major fires raged elsewhere in the country fueled by strong winds and successive heat waves. The latest evacuations were ordered in south Rhodes after 19,000 people, mostly tourists, were moved in buses and boats over the weekend out of the path of the fire that reached several coastal areas from…

BEIJING — BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rains caused flooding and a landslide in eastern China, leaving at least five people dead and three missing while over 1,500 were evacuated, state media reported Sunday. China National Radio said the floods swept through a village in the Fuyang district of the city of Hangzhou, engulfing many houses on Saturday afternoon. The rain later led to a partial mountain collapse and mudslide, affecting multiple areas in the district…

Sunday, July 23, 2023 10:03PM ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WTVD) — An EF-3 tornado did a lot of damage during its 33 minutes on the ground in Nash and Edgecombe counties Wednesday. Days later, a Sunday service, led by Pastor Kim Evans at Rocky Mount’s Greater Joy Church, is a haven for her congregation–especially for those whose jobs inside the storm-torn Pfizer facility had them uncomfortably close to the destruction. “It didn’t touch any building that…

BATTLEBORO, N.C. — Volunteers from across the state and region are helping the communities of Nash and Edgecombe counties recover from the damage caused by a tornado on Saturday afternoon. James Powell’s home was one of many that was damaged by a tornado that struck Battleboro, on Wednesday. Powell, who has lived in his home since 2007, said that he was “knocked to the floor” when a tree crashed through his house. “I had to…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Sunday, Gov. Cooper will be visiting areas damaged by an EF-3 tornado that passed through Nash and Edgecombe counties. His visit comes after the large tornado that traveled 16.5 miles and had a maximum width of 600 yards injured 16 people and caused extensive damage to homes and buildings. ALSO SEE: ‘It looked like the Wizard of Oz’: Edgecombe County picks up pieces after tornado According to the National Weather Service,…

Saturday, July 22, 2023 2:46PM DORTCHES, N.C. (WTVD) — Cleanup efforts continue in Nash and Edgecombe counties this morning after an EF-3 tornado touched down this week. The powerful twister destroyed homes, cars and businesses. In Dortches, Baptist on Mission Disaster Relief continued cleanup efforts. Tom Beam, who is with the organization, said people were eager to help those in need. “We have volunteers all across North Carolina but in these specific areas we just…

Saturday, July 22, 2023 3:37AM EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — Dave Powell didn’t even have the chance to get scared during Wednesday’s tornado. “It didn’t take but three minutes,” he said. The destruction is still hard to fathom at his yellow home of more than 40 years on Morning Star Church Road in Edgecombe County. The tornado tore most of his roof off and sent it flying. It also blew out car windows and ripped…