Little Rock residents, Mayor Frank Scott Jr. speak on tornado recovery efforts

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Communities across the Little Rock metro continue to work each day to get closer to a full recovery after the March 31 tornado.

Mayor Frank Scott Jr. held a press conference Tuesday afternoon with many updates on the recovery process.

"We still remain in awe of the resilience of the survivors, the resilience of each and every resident whether they were impacted or not," Scott said.

The mayor said recovery efforts for the city exceeded his expectations and also brought unity to Little Rock where over 3,000 structures were impacted,100 of those completely destroyed.

"In addition to those volunteers and what we able to do to bond together for food and non-perishable items and water and then setting up the assistance from a FEMA perspective, we also received a little over $300,000 in donations," Scott said.