High Winds Cause Damage, Injuries On Pine Ridge

Several residents of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation are recovering after strong winds tore through the area this weekend, damaging homes.

 

 

 

 

OGLALA, S.D. (AP) - Several residents of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation are recovering after strong winds tore through the area this weekend, damaging homes.

Oglala Sioux Tribe spokeswoman Donna Salomon tells The Associated Press that the wind blew some trailers away. She says several people suffered injuries when the homes were blown away and were sent to the Pine Ridge Indian Health Services Hospital for injuries. The extent of the injuries is unclear.

Wayne Weston, the tribe's emergency manager, is surveying the damage.

The tribe will be working with the Red Cross to provide the displaced families clothing, food and personal items.

 

AP

   

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