At least two tornadoes touched down in western Manitoba on August 8, 2016. The following day I drove through the affected areas and met with residents assessing the damage and cleaning up after the storm. The article accompanying these images ran in The Brandon Sun and was republished in the Winnipeg Free Press.
A sign with a poigniant message hangs on a post near a Waywayseecappo First Nation home that was completely destroyed during Monday’s tornado-producing storm. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)
Debris from a house that was destroyed in Waywayseecappo First Nation is scattered throughout a valley. The house was pushed off its foundation at the top of a hill on Monday during a tornado-producing storm. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)
Sidney Longclaws walks through the debris of a Waywayseecappo First Nation home that was completely destroyed during Monday’s tornado-producing storm. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)
A placcard bearing a family name lies in the mud amongst other household items outside of a Waywayseecappo First Nation home with a damaged roof on Tuesday morning. The home is one of seven on the reserve damaged when a tornado touched down on Monday night. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)
Ty Clearsky, left, and Kobe McKee watch while a neighbour uses a chainsaw to cut a fallen tree on Jason McKee’s property on Tuesday morning. The bush beside McKee’s home was damaged when a tornado touched down in Waywayseecappo First Nation on Monday night. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)
On Tuesday morning, Jason McKee carries items that were scattered throughout his yard in Waywayseecappo after a tornado ripped throug the area on Monday night. In the background, the school bus McKee operates on the reserve lies on its side after being toppled by the storms strong winds. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)
Dennis Tiller, left, listens to neighbour Rick Proven share his experiences during Monday nights tornado east of Erickson while Amy Proven looks at the roughly 1/2 kilometre wide swath of trees toppled during the storm. (Eva Wasney/The Brandon Sun)
Eva Wasney 