MAYFIELD, Ky. — A cat whose home was an office building leveled by tornadoes nine days ago has been found alive. The cat’s owner, Sonny Gibson, told The Associated Press he was standing in the rubble when he thought he heard a faint meow. After some searching, he and some other employees found the cat beneath the rubble.
The cat, Maddox, is nine years old and has been missing since the EF4 tornado hit Mayfield, Kentucky, WTVF reported. Gibson told WTVF the meow he heard in the rubble actually came while he was sitting near the area where his desk used to be.
Other than being hungry and thirsty, Maddox was not hurt, the AP reported. Gibson took the cat to his house, where Maddox will spend the rest of his days.
At least 78 people were killed in Kentucky when the storms moved through, ranging in age from 2 months to 98 years, ABC News reported.
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