Ooltewah cleanup

Volunteers are out in force in the tornado zone.

We see the help one man is getting in the Ooltewah area after being trapped in his own home.

The clean up continues for a number of locations in our area after a tornado plowed through on sunday night.

Today volunteers from all over have come to help those in need.

News 12's joeli poole spoke with one homeowner who has lost everything.

Woodland drive in ooltewah is on day 3 of the recovery process after an ef-3 tornado swept through the area late on easter sunday.

Joeli poole "the tornadoes left behind a lot of damage in the ooltewah area.

Today crews and volunteers are on the ground helping one man recover his mobile home and his cars from underneath several trees."

Edwin hite was seeking shelter in his home when the strong winds from the tornado pushed several massive trees onto his trailer - crushing it.

Ed hite "it was in slow motion.

We were just trying to figure out what just happened.

We were not really able to comprehend at that moment."

Edwin and john were trapped inside their home until monday morning.

Ed hite "till the next day then we finally had to climb out of a window in the living room on the back side.

We had to climb over a bunch of debris, go through two neighbors yards to be able to get out of the debris field and onto the road.

" today, red bank baptist showed up ready to help hite recover his home from within the destruction.

Gregg hauss "his trailer is covered with trees, his truck is covered with trees.

We just brought our chainsaw team out with other volunteers to help clear brush and just try to make it more liveable."

Mission pastor with red bank baptist say the disaster team has been deployed all over the united states but working here in their home town is a first.

Gregg hauss "this is the first time we have worked in our own city.

In the time i have been in chattanooga, the last 7 years.

This is something we were not expecting to do but our team is ready to deploy whenever and wherever necessary and i think it's great we can work in our own city."

First responders and recovery crews are asking for any onlookers to stay away from those affected areas.

Officials say the amount of traffic is slowing the recovery process.

In hamilton county, joeli poole, news 12 now.

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