Kentucky tornado survivor reunited with missing dog through rubble [Video]

• A woman was reunited with her dog after they were separated when tornado hit Kentucky more than a week ago.
• The touching moment was captured in a video footage while the woman was being interviewed by a journalist.
• The woman’s home had been displaced but found the dog walking around in a rubble-filled yard.

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Video footage captured the heartwarming moment a Kentucky tornado survivor was reunited with her beloved dog Nola after searching for days through the rubble-strewn neighborhood.

The unidentified woman was filmed by Dutch journalist Lucas Waagmeester as she frantically scoured for her dog in Mayfield. Lucas followed the woman before pointing at a dog that was running out of a pile of debris in a now-viral video posted Tuesday.

The woman sprinted to her pet – shouting ‘Nola! Nola!’ – before their emotional reunion. 

‘It’s okay. It’s okay. Come here my baby,’ she said as she hugged the dog. 

The woman told Lucas that the powerful tornado destroyed her home, blowing it ’20 foot back from where it started’ and separating her from Nola in the pile of debris. 

‘Friday night when this all happened we were in the house and we lost her,’ she said describing the damage. The power went out, the house started shaking, we were lifted up and we lost the dog.

The reunion provided a brief moment of joy among the tragic ruins of the once-vibrant town. However, she was not the only Mayfield resident who was able to find their pet. 

Deanna Badillo found her dog after believing that the pet was killed in the storm. 

She said that her and her friend had been in their home during the storm and had gotten to safety just in time. 

‘My friend and I both said we’ve cheated death. I think it’s because of God’s grace and I’m not done on this planet,’ she told KHOU11. 

She found out her dog was alive after a neighbor found the animal and given her to a dog shelter until he could find its owners. 

‘It’s the little things that matter. That little dog every bit of her matters,’ she said. 

Organizations such as the Kentucky Humane Society and Mayfield-Graves County Animal Shelter have been taking care of displaced animals since the aftermath of the storm and are working to reunite them with their owners.  

David Spalding, Board President of the Mayfield-Graves County Animal Shelter, described how the shelter was lucky enough to remain standing, but is tasked with taking in and transporting dozens of animals. 

‘We’ve never been through a situation like this. From what I’m told from the people who have been through disasters like this is that after about three or four days to expect a large influx.

‘Cats, dogs, right now the animals are scared, especially the ones that have completely lost their home. That was their comfort zone.’

The animals were outfitted with microchips and taken by the Humane Society of Kentucky to Massachusetts and other states where there’s more space for them.   

Source: Daily Mail