Ottawa woman saw deck fly off her house as tornado bore down

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Ramyza Naji was home alone in Ottawa'sDunrobincommunityoverthe weekendwhen she saw the tornado coming. Shortly after that, she saw the deck fly off her house.

She ran downstairs to her basement, falling and hurting her wrist on the way. But she was afraid of being alone, so ran back up. She could see the tornado coming.

"I come up, I go out, nobody's outside," she said.

"I go to my neighbour next door, they come out. They're scared, very scared."

The experience was so terrifying that Najicouldn't sleep for two days after the tornado hit. She's staying with her daughter-in-law Claudine Rached while the damage to her home is assessed.

The Current's Kristin Nelson has been in Ottawa meeting the people trying to pick up the pieces after the weekend's destruction. Listen to the full conversation with Anna Maria Tremonti near the top of this page.

Produced by Kristin Nelson and Liz Hoath.