Chicago, Apr 24 (PTI) Approximately 70 per cent of the flights resumed operation at Lambert-St Louis International Airport in Missouri after a tornado struck the city destroying around 750 homes and leaving five persons injured.
The tornado along with high winds about 170 mph hit the city on Friday and was the worst that the area had witnessed since 1967.
The airport was closed immediately after the storms ripped off the roof of the main terminal and created panic among passengers.
"We give tremendous credit to Ameren (utility company) for restoring service to Lambert so that the Airport could open just 24 hours after the devastating tornado," said Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge in a statement released by the airport.