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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — <\/span>Cleanup continues across the region after powerful storms raced through the area in a matter of minutes Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced a declaration of disaster emergency because of the damage in the city.<\/p>\n “I’m 55 years old. In all my years, I’ve never seen devastation like this,” said Tyrone Peterkin of West Philadelphia.<\/p>\n Action News Reporter Sharifa Jackson met Peterkin at Carroll Park, an area in West Philadelphia that was hit especially hard by the storm.<\/p>\n Trees are down at almost every corner, debris covering the sidewalks, swing sets and slide.<\/p>\n “There’s more trees down than up in here. This was always a park you could come and there’s always shade and what not. Going to be a while before we have shade in this one again,” said Peterkin.<\/p>\n “We will be calling on volunteers to do the cleanup of branches, sweeping, maybe we’ll have a big neighborhood barbecue to celebrate our re-grand opening,” said President of Friends of Carroll Park, Cheri Harrison.<\/p>\n PECO had been busy working to restore power to the thousands of customers impacted by outages.<\/p>\n Thousands are still without power, including families on Thompson Street in West Philadelphia.<\/p>\n “It’s everywhere. Trees are down everywhere,” said Faith Wooten.<\/p>\n As of 10 a.m. Sunday morning, crews had yet to address the large tree outside her home on 56th & Thompson that toppled over and totaled her mother’s car.<\/p>\n “It was shocking, the car just got paid off,” said Wooten. “Thank God we’re ok. We’re safe.”<\/p>\n There are also big problems at Christin Stronghold Baptist Church located at 47th & Lancaster Avenue after damage left the front entrance inaccessible.<\/p>\n Despite the damage, service was still held at 8:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.<\/p>\n As far as cleanup, the city continues to prioritize trees blocking roadways.<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Cleanup continues across the region after powerful storms raced through the area in a matter of minutes Saturday afternoon. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced a declaration of disaster emergency because of the damage in the city. “I’m 55 years old. 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