Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano toured Lambert-St. Louis International Airport last Thursday following a devastating tornado that hit the Airport on April 22.
Her visit coincided with the first on-site survey of damage from federal and state emergency management teams that are gathering facts on the overall impact of the storm in the St. Louis area. Concourse C, which served four airlines, remains closed. The tornado blew out a majority of windows and caused extensive roof damage on that concourse in addition to causing damage to other areas. Terminal 1 also suffered extensive damage after windows were blown out of the three-story high domes that frame the ticketing level.
"It really is very impressive that this airport got up and running so soon after the tornado hit," said Napolitano. (St. Louis American, 05/05/11) |
