Long Plain residents could be out of their homes for three months

WINNIPEG — The challenges of being displaced from their homes is starting to wear on Long Plain First Nation Residents.

“It’s been really hard,” Cumberly Smith said. “There’s six of us in one hotel room, my kids have nowhere to play.”

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The Smiths were just one of dozens of families forced to evacuate following last Wednesday’s storm. A tornado touched down in Long Plain First Nation, ripping the roofs off many homes and leaving mobile homes upside down.

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The residents told Global News they haven’t heard when they are able to return home. There is a meeting tonight in Long Plain to discuss the damage. Some of them have been told it could be up to three months.

“We like visiting the city, but living here by the airport with nowhere to go is stressful,” Smith said. “We just want to go home.”

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