'It was truly something I’ve never seen in my career, just the amount of emergency crews from around the state that have come together to help this town is truly remarkable,' a local fire official said.
According to Derek Delgado, the Public Information Officer with Lubbock Fire Rescue, everyone is currently accounted for, and search and rescue efforts will resume at first light Thursday morning.
"Coming in last night from Lubbock, coming in from the south, you really had to pass everything in order to get to where all the command post vehicles were," Delgado said on FOX Weather Thursday morning. "It was truly something I’ve never seen in my career, just the amount of emergency crews from around the state that have come together to help this town is truly remarkable."
But also, Delgado continued, the emotional toll of what took place is something that will affect residents well into the future. "These people’s livelihoods, we had a restaurant, you know, completely torn apart. We had doors broken down, residences, you know, demolished," he said. "It’s truly devastating, especially with a town this size."Drone video shows extensive damage after a deadly tornado in Matador, Texas, on June 21, 2023.
Matador has a population of around 571 and is located about 60 miles east-northeast of Lubbock in northwestern Texas.
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