DeLAND, Fla. – Piles of debris remain outside of some damaged and destroyed homes on Thursday still waiting to be hauled away one month after an EF-2 tornado ripped through 4.6 miles of the city.
Many residents, like Karen Conkle Parkin, said they’re also still waiting on home repairs to begin.“Our roof in the back, our screened-in porch is totally gone, every one of our trees, all our fencing,” Conkle Parkin said.[TRENDING: ‘God, forgive me:’ Mom arrested on murder charge | Trump pushes for 2nd round of $1,200 direct payments | Daylight Saving Time debate]Conkle Parkin showed News 6 a picture of her backyard that she once called a tropical paradise.