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FALLS. RIGHT NOW IN WESTERN IOWA, A MINDEN FAMILY IS MOURNING AFTER A MAN DIED OF STORM RELATED INJURIES. THEY’RE POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY OFFICIALS TELL KETV THAT A MAN WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS FRIDAY. HE WAS STABLE WHEN HE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL TO MOVE TO THE ICU YESTERDAY. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THREE OTHER PEOPLE WERE HURT, BUT THEY’LL BE OKAY THIS NEW VIDEO SHOWS THE INTENSITY AND SHEER SIZE OF THE TWISTER. IT FLATTENED A GOOD PORTION OF MINDEN, WHICH ONLY HAS ABOUT 600 PEOPLE. ����vlog ETHAN HUMBLE IS THERE WITH HOW THE COMMUNITY IS COPING WITH THIS TRAGEDY. THE HOME OF THIS FAMILY LIVING RIGHT OUTSIDE MINDEN MAY APPEAR UNAFFECTED, BUT IF YOU LOOK EVEN JUST LESS THAN A MILE AWAY, THE RURAL POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY TOWN TELLS A VERY DIFFERENT STORY. WITH ITS DAMAGES. IT WAS SUCH A NERVE WRACKING DAY, YOU COULD JUST FEEL THE EMOTION IN THE AIR. FRIDAY NIGHT’S TORNADO DAMAGED SEEMINGLY EVERY CORNER OF POPULATION 600. MINDEN, OUR PHARMACY HAS DAMAGE. OUR MEAT MARKET HAS DAMAGE. THE GROCERY STORE THAT I WORKED AT FOR 17 YEARS HAS DAMAGE. THAT IS, EXCEPT THE HOME OF LAURA DITTMAR, WHO LIVES JUST OUTSIDE TOWN. ALTHOUGH SHE LOST HER MACHINE SHED A GARAGE AND A COUPLE OF TREES, DITMARS WHITE FARM HOME REMAINS STANDING. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN HOME BACK, BUT SHE’S THINKING OF THOSE NOT AS FORTUNATE. INITIAL REPORTS SAY 40 TO 50 HOMES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE STORM. IT AMOUNTS TO OVER HALF THE TOWN. THEY LOST HOUSES. THE CHURCH IS GONE. OUR BEST FRIEND’S HOUSE IS GONE. AS OF SUNDAY, ONLY THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY WERE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE CHURCH TO GET A YELLOW. IT’S THE TOWN’S WAY OF REDUCING TRAFFIC WHILE CREWS WORK TO MAKE THE AREA SAFE. THE DAMAGES WERE SO SEVERE THAT GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS DECLARED A DISASTER PROCLAMATION DURING HER VISIT TO THE TOWN SATURDAY. THE DISTINCTION IS HELPING PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO REBUILD AND CLEAN UP. IT’S AN EFFORT. DITTMAR IS CONFIDENT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. THEY’LL GET THROUGH IT. WE’LL GET THROUGH IT IN MINDEN, ETHAN HUMBLE, ����vlog EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. SINCE THE TOWN IS VIRTUALLY CLOSED, OFFICIALS AREN’T ASKING FOR OUTSIDE VOLUNTEER HELP. BUT YOU CAN DONATE TO THE NEOLA AREA COMMUNI