Photo: tony gaines/ instagram ; alyssa giancone/ instagram
The ChallengestarTony Rainesis opening up about the devastating effect Hurricane Ida had on his family.
On Thursday, theReal Worldalum, 33, revealed that his home in Louisiana had been destroyed as a result of thecategory 4 stormthat made landfall on Aug. 29, and that his fiancée Alyssa Giacone was badly injured. Rainesposted a slideshowof heartbreaking photos on Instagram, asserting in the caption that despite the devastation to his home, he’s relieved his loved ones are still together.
“The night of the storm a tree came crashing down through our living room. Alyssa and my 4-year-old daughter Isla were sitting on the couch next to each other and I was standing in the middle of the room. When the roof collapsed, I fell to the floor and immediately thought the worst,” Raines explained.
Raines shared that’s when “adrenaline” kicked in, and he “headed to the couch where my family was.”
“I could hear my daughter crying and [I] cleared her from the debris. I brought her to the middle hallway bathroom and went back for Alyssa,” Raines continued.
However, when he returned to his fiancée, he said she was “not responsive” as Giacone had suffered a head injury.
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He continued, “After a few moments of moving the debris off of her to pull her out she regained consciousness. She had received a blow to the head when the ceiling came crashing in that knocked her out. Her hand was also severely wounded. We were able to make it to the hall bathroom with my daughter, who was thankfully unscathed, and attempted to call 911 for help with Alyssa’s injuries but it was too late. The storm made it impossible for emergency services to get to us.”
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“I struggled with sharing this but I wanted everyone to know that miracles do happen. If that tree or part of the roof falls a foot in any other direction this could be a different story. I’m thankful I get to hug my family and as traumatic as this experience was, we are all blessed to still be here!” Raines added. “My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone else who was affected and are still dealing with the aftermath of this hurricane 🙏”
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Along with the post, Giacone shared graphic injuries of her harrowing head and hand injury.
She continued: “[I] have already undergone two surgeries to try and salvage the nerves and function of my hand so unfortunately I will be out of work for a minimum of 12 weeks.”
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source: people.com
