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Tornado Hits and Collapses Building on Cheyenne River Indian Reservation Wednesday Afternoon

by Levi Rickert / Currents / 06 May 2015
Photo by Charity Brings Plenty

Photo by Charity Brings Plenty


Breaking News

Miraclously 40 people survived building collapse

CHERRY CREEK, SOUTH DAKOTA—A building, hit by a tornado, collapsed on Wednesday afternoon on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation as members of the Tribal Council and elders were hosting its May meeting.

About 40 people were inside the building at the time the tornado touched down. A dozen people were trapped inside. At least one man was pulled from the building and taken to the hospital with an injury. There were no fatalities.

Photo by Ross DuBray/West River Eagle

Photo by Ross DuBray/West River Eagle

Farmers, American Indian and non-Natives, came to the scene of the disaster to assist.

“Everything is under control now,” an unnamed source in the tribal chairman’s office told Native News Online on Wedneday night.

This is developing story and Native News Online will update as more information becomes available.

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Levi Rickert, a tribal citizen of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, is the publisher and editor of Native News Online. Previously, he served as editor of the Native News Network. He is a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

3 Comments
  1. Kellie Morgan 3 years ago

    Praying for all of you.

  2. Jackie 3 years ago

    Thankful there were no fatalities.

  3. Sandra 3 years ago

    I wanted to thank the makers of this website, when ever a Tornado hits this part of the world I get so upset because there is never any talk about any Reservations being hit by tornados. And now I have a place to see and wish the people involved good will and best wishes on bringing there lives back to normal. Thank you for this site. I now see there was damage done in this tornado and am greatful no fatalities occurred as it touched down.
    Hope they can fix the damage as soon as possible.