GREENWOOD COUNTY —Residents of a Kansas town where a tornado injured eight people and damaged dozens of homes are making progress on the cleanup. The county emergency management department reported volunteers have 90 percent of the debris cleaned up, according to their twitter account.

Update: Volunteers and workers currently have approximately 90% of debris cleaned up.

— Greenwood County Emergency Management (@gwcountyem) June 29, 2018

The Red Cross is providing food and has set up a shelter in a church where residents and volunteers can cool off. State officials also are helping residents obtain critical documents, such as birth and marriage certificates.

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EUREKA, Kan. (AP) — Residents of a Kansas town where a tornado injured eight people and damaged dozens of homes are starting to clean up the mess.

The state Adjutant General’s Department says in a news release that more volunteers are needed in Eureka after more than 300 people showed up on Thursday to help. The twister that hit the town of about 2,400 residents Tuesday night has been classified as an EF-3 with winds of at least 136 mph. Nearly 80 homes were damaged and at least 10 were destroyed. The high school also was damaged.

The Red Cross is providing food and has set up a shelter in a church where residents and volunteers can cool off. State officials also are helping residents obtain critical documents, such as birth and marriage certificates.