“Oh no, not this,” said Adrianna Oliver, 33, sobbing as she strode into the park and saw a debris field instead. As the utility company worked to fix it, Nicole Suire tried to sleep in a little brown trailer with the windows smashed in. ADADThey were the only residents left there when the sky darkened, the winds howled, and the rain began to lash. ADThe Jesse James park — named after the 92-year-old owner, not the outlaw — used to have a reputation: It was crime-ridden and drug-addled and almost a magnet for hurricanes. Webb and his neighbors had formed a friendly little corner of the trailer park.

Source: Washington Post August 27, 2020 22:48 UTC