Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Sunday said “hundreds and hundreds of homes” were destroyed and businesses were lost after a major storm ripped through the state over the weekend.
“We have hundreds and hundreds of homes that have been lost, businesses that have been totally destroyed,” Hutchinson said during an appearance on CBS's “Face the Nation.”
Hutchinson also said it is “too early to tell” when asked about a cost estimate from the damage.
The governor said an assessment has to be conducted to “determine exactly what those dollar figures are,” noting that public infrastructure was damaged in the storm.
At least two people died in Arkansas as a result of the storm. One of the deaths was at a nursing facility in the state.
Storms swept through a number of other states in the South and Midwest, including Kentucky, where more than 80 people died.
Hutchinson on Sunday said more than 20,000 people in Arkansas did not have power in the wake of the storm, but that number has since “reduced significantly.”
He also said the storm was “a very unusual event,” pointing to the tornado’s path through the state.
“It's almost like the tornado going through Arkansas picked cities along the path. Many times, they're more rural areas, here we hit multiple towns causing enormous loss of homes and businesses. So the recovery is going to be longer,” he said.
“We've got to assess the damage, we've got to first, of course, get everybody in the shelter that they need, and we're quickly taking action on that,” he added.
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