CAVE CITY, Ark. – The city of Cave City was placed under a state of emergency by mayor Jonas Anderson after storms left multiple injured and power out Friday night.
According to a post on social media titled “Tornado Recovery Update,” the city was placed under a state of emergency and a curfew was in place from dusk to dawn until further notice.
The post said that a command center was operating out of Cave City Fire and Rescue on North Street where they are also receiving supplies.
“We believe an unofficial count is five injuries, with three of those medically transported to a hospital. All are expected to be okay,” the mayor said. “There are no known remaining persons needing medical attention or rescue. There are no known fatalities. This is an absolute miracle from God.”
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The mayor said that he has been in touch with the governor’s office and other state agencies. He also said that the city has received help from the Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission and other agencies from surrounding cities.
“The major damage area seems to be a line east / northeast from the cemetery to West Center St., across Main St. at the intersection, across the neighborhood there to North St., and behind the high school, and on eastward from there into the county,” the post said.
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The mayor also said that the water and sewer systems seem to be secure, but he did ask that residents conserve water as much as they can to help. He also said that he believes the natural gas leaks have stopped for now.
“Electricity infrastructure has been decimated and will remain off for an unknown period of time. We are close to having all city streets passable, but 167 will take some time,” the mayor said. “Cell phone service will likely continue to be spotty and unreliable for a while. Emergency services will be heavily impacted for the near future.”
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Mayor Anderson also asked for “absolute cooperation” and prayers.
“There is a lot to wrap our heads around and lots to do. Let’s care for each other. Let’s speak and act in ways that will confound those watching and show what the people of this community are made of.”
On Saturday morning, over 1,100 residents in Independence County and over 2,300 in Sharp County were without power according to poweroutage.us.
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The mayor issued an update on Saturday morning saying people that want to volunteer to help must report first to the Cave City Middle School parking lot, where a team will take information and direct on where best to help.
“Welfare Checks or Missing Persons: please call Sharp County Dispatch at 870-994-2211 so that it can be recorded and properly handled,” the mayor said. “Please remember to stay away from damaged areas and let the professionals we have here do their job. Thank you for your cooperation and prayers.”
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