Biden approves Major Disaster Declaration for tornado affected areas in Tennessee [Video]

MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — It has been over a month since an EF-3 tornado hit Maury County. Now, new help is on the way.

On Tuesday, June 18, President Joe Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration for counties affected by the storm.

Nearly six weeks after May 8th’s devastating EF-3 tornado, homeowners and repair crews are still trying to pick up the pieces.

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“The whole area is never going to be the same,” said Jessica Reaves, niece to Rob Bills, who lost his home in the tornado.

AT&T was seen trying to fix power lines still buried beneath trees, and people covered what was left of their homes in tarps and boards.

“I mean, right now I guess it’s more of just the broken pieces, and like, how do you put it back together?” Reaves explained. “It does look better than it did.”

A month …