Westport residents who are stuck on one blocked street are growing impatient. They say they’re trapped by a home torn apart by a possible tornado, its roof wrapped in powerlines on the road.
“It is a safety issue if there is a fire, if there is an emergency there are people with young children, infants,” said Polly Litner who is blocked in. “There are elderly people. An ambulance can’t get here, a fire truck can’t get here. We are trapped, we are on our own, nobody seems to care.”
Nearly 20 homes are behind the debris on the dead-end road in Westport. They have been stuck since Tuesday when the possible tornado from Tropical Storm Isaias tore off the roof and second floor, landing on power lines.
“We’ll wait our turn for power. We’re not begging for power, we’re begging for access,” said a resident named Beverly who’s lived in the area for 17 years.