Trees crash into Hyattsville home, leaving 12-year-old and relatives hurt

Storms that raged through Hyattsville on July 4 sent a family running for their lives and left their home severely damaged. The storm sent a tree crashing through a window, leaving a 12-year-old girl seriously hurt.

The family described the moment the tree slammed into their home as they watched a World Cup match.

“We were sitting in the living room watching the match with the family gathered around, but suddenly we saw the tree coming down on us. We tried to run, but the tree crashed right through the window,” José Alfredo told Telemundo 44 in Spanish as he used crutches, standing in his badly damaged apartment…

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