'I'm just stressed': Birchwood Terrace residents trying to figure out what's next after evacuation order last week
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Tenants from Birchwood Terrace are in limbo as many of them are in temporary accommodations and not sure when they'll be allowed back in the building to pick up the rest of their lives.
Tenants from Birchwood Terrace are in limbo as many of them are in temporary accommodations and not sure when they'll be allowed back in the building to pick up the rest of their lives.
The city ordered an evacuation last week for the Portage Avenue building over concerns it could collapse.
Currently, a number of those residents are staying with friends, family or in hotels, but their stays have time limits, leaving some wondering where they will go next.
"I'm looking at all the things that I have. I'm looking at my cat and wondering how are we going to survive," said former resident Doreen Amadatsu.
Amadatsu was one of the 250 tenants forced out of the apartment building. She is currently staying in a hotel room paid for by the Red Cross, but only last until May 20.
After that, she doesn't know what she'll do.
"I'm just so stressed. When I'm alone, when I send my son and my daughter-in-law home, I just cry. I can't sleep."
