“This is the military sign of distress,†said Marcell Holmes, who places his American flag upside down in front of his tornado-damaged house on Friday, June 6, 2025, in north St. Louis.
“I don’t have the equipment and tools to remove the debris from the street. I will need some help,†said Naeem Thompson, who clears out a few items from his tornado-damaged house on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in the O’Fallon neighborhood of St. Louis.
Mayor Cara Spencer reiterates in a press conference that the approval of a disaster declaration for the city of St. Louis is just a first step and that recovery will take time. Video courtesy of the city of St. Louis. Edited by Jenna Jones
Piles of construction materials, personal possessions and tree limbs are still a common sight in some of the worst-hit areas of St. Louis
“This is the military sign of distress,†said Marcell Holmes, who places his American flag upside down in front of his tornado-damaged house on Friday, June 6, 2025, in north St. Louis.
“I don’t have the equipment and tools to remove the debris from the street. I will need some help,†said Naeem Thompson, who clears out a few items from his tornado-damaged house on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in the O’Fallon neighborhood of St. Louis.
