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Video above: Tornado devastation in Bremen, KentuckyTears of sadness can be seen all over the rural city of Bremen, Kentucky. Debris left from the deadly tornado outbreak continues to serve as a painful reminder of the 11 community members who were killed because of it."It's heartbreaking," said Kaye Lynn. "People were found in fields, and a lot of cattle died."For Lynn, the debris she found outside of her home Sunday gave her a flashback to the moment she realized her life would never be the same.Help victims of the tornado by making a donation here."I was in my shelter, and then it went quiet," said Lynn. "My neighbors were inside there with me. When it got quiet, they looked out first and said, 'The house is gone,' and my husband said 'What?' They said, 'The house is gone.'"It was a statement that left her speechless because she and her husband built the house in 1989 after their previous home — which stood at the exact same location — was ruined by a tornado in 1988.Now, nearly 40 years later, déjà vu."As soon as we could hear the sirens we knew what was going to happen," said Lynn. "It was horrible, and we were praying."She admits, waking up to see the damage Sunday was a bit hard, but luckily she found a silver lining. While wiping away the debris, she found a picture of her and her sisters. She cried when she picked it up because she said it's a memory that now means so much more.It's one of the only photos that hasn't been destroyed."Praise the Lord we are alive, that's all I can say," Lynn said.t's the only thing her neighbor Carol Smith could say, too. She lives less than a mile from where Lynn was. On Sunday, she drove to what used to be her neighborhood, only to find out there isn't much of it left."It's just hard to imagine what wind can do," said Smith. "You used to not be able to see hardly anything back there (behind her home) because it was all trees. Now you can almost see to the main highway out there. We have lived here for 50 some years and this is the worst that it's ever been, that I can remember."She was one of the many community members in Bremen helping pick up what's left.They were all joined by several area first responding agencies.Muhlenburg County deputy sheriff Alex Piper said they'll all be working from sun up to sun down to help those in need, an all-day effort he claims will be needed for months to come."I worked here for years, and most of this is unrecognizable to me," said Piper. "It will probably be a couple years until things get back to normal."It is a long road ahead until the city of Bremen fully recovers. However, it's a journey community members are confident they'll be able to finish."We're here, we're strong, and we will make it through," said Lynn.