Much of Gregg County is without electricity after the severe weather that moved through East Texas Thursday night left thousands of residents without power.
A second wave of volunteers from North Texas is on the ground helping with recovery efforts in Perryton. Others are heading to East Texas to help tornado victims there."We do this for the glory of God and without it we're just a bunch of guys," said Bruce Slaven with the TBM chainsaw team.TBM to help East Texas tornado victims
Weekend storms knocked out power to thousands living in East Texas and help is on the way. Texas Baptist Men plans to send a group of volunteers.Many residents have lost their homes. "Everything can be replaced, our lives are what's most important. My friend and I just have each other," said Melissa Bernal.The Flower Mound Fire Department is part of the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force in East Texas assisting with the relocation of the elderly and disabled stuck at facilities still without power.
The Frisco Fire Department AMBUS is on its way to East Texas to assist with relocating nursing home residents and patients to other facilities due to widespread power outages and hot temperatures."We have these beautiful here helping clear it all up, and we're so grateful, so grateful," said Bernal.
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