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Family with tree in their home seeking answers [Video]

A Greenville County Family has had a tree in their home for close to two months.53 days of frustration for Berea resident Bryan Duncan as his family has been living with a massive tree in their home since Hurricane Helene. “There was a branch roughly that thick or so down, almost through the floor, through both ceilings to all the way, almost to the ground,” he says, “This is our city. This is our house. We want to stay here. I don’t understand why. They just won’t fix it.” Looking for help, they reached out to their insurance company for help removing the tree and paying for damages. After getting a quote from multiple companies, insurance cut them a check for $16,000. “That doesn’t even cover the tree removal. We might be able to find a reputable company to do it with that. But then that just leaves a hole in my roof and a room that nobody can use with mold in it,” Duncan said.That mold, he says, continues to grow in a room that used to house his family’s animals. His pregnant daughter is worried about her health risks. ” Like FEMA gave us a hotel room or the insurance has covered anything other than stay in the house with the trees on it,” he said.And he says they haven’t heard from their insurance adjuster in weeks. “The first man came out, the adjuster, and they talked to us, I think, once after that. Sent us the inside of the check and ignored us since,” he says.The home has been in the family for generations and he’s worried now they many be faced with condemning the property.”It’s four generations of people living in a house that’s now more than likely, it looks like it’s going to have to almost be ripped down because it’s getting so moldy and so nasty on the inside,” he says.WYFF reached out to Duncan’s insurance company for more information but has not heard anything since.

Sculpture depicts May 26 tornado that forever changed Rogers [Video]
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Sculpture depicts May 26 tornado that forever changed Rogers [Video]

We are just a week away from the 6-month anniversary of the May 26 storm, something that devastated several communities in our area. People in Rogers certainly remember the violent storm on Memorial Day weekend. Some are hoping a new sculpture will help the community heal in the long run. The sculpture is known as “Tornado Town.” It depicts the tornado that tore through Rogers on May 26 and the aftermath that followed. It’s a vision that started almost immediately after the storm. “Because our power was out for 5 days, and I had to drive around every morning, looking for coffee,” found object metal sculptor Tom Flynn said. “And every day, I’d have to drive by this trampoline wrapped around a power pole, and it just got me to thinking.” That led to a social media post, asking for trampoline spring donations. In all, 475 springs were collected to create the 9-foot tall tornado replica. It hangs from part of a scrapped, shortwave antenna as it bears down on Rogers. “Usually, in a museum when you have something hanging, it’s hanging from the ceiling,” wood mixed-media metal sculpture artist Michael Pantzer said. “So, since we didn’t know where this might be in the future, we had to come up with ok, it has to have its own structure.”The tornado replica actually weighs about 200 pounds, even though it may not look like it. The entire display, including the tornado and the aftermath, weighs nearly 500 pounds. Flynn and Pantzer say they spent about 500 hours constructing it. “Each spring had to be soaked in a vinegar to get the galvanize off of it and then stretched in a forge and shaped to fit this,” Flynn said. “That’s about 500 hours.” Leaf rakes were used to display downed trees. Actual damaged property was used to build the structures seen in the display. The focus now shifts to finding a permanent home for the tornado sculpture. A place where people can reflect on the lasting impact of what happened on May 26. “We have climbed up there,” Pantzer said. “We have shook on it, just to make sure if it is in public place, it actually is able to hold up to some person who has a crazy idea on it.”As soon as a location for the sculpture is announced, 40/29 News will update you.

Alleviating poverty can mitigate migration crisis, say experts at G20 [Video]
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Alleviating poverty can mitigate migration crisis, say experts at G20 [Video]

Poverty and hunger are major factors in the global migration crisis, say experts. On the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil, they said social safety nets can help mitigate the root causes that compel people to leave their homes. Aline Barros reports from Rio de Janeiro. Camera and contributor: Yan Boechat.

Firefighters from all over the Boston area help put flames out at warehouse in Chelsea Boston 25 News [Video]
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Firefighters from all over the Boston area help put flames out at warehouse in Chelsea Boston 25 News [Video]

The fire started spreading like coming up the train track and I told her we need to get out cause theres a lot of dry leaves on the ground and I was like I dont want that fire to come to the building, said Edna Vargas, who lives in building right next to the warehouse.