Nun With A Chainsaw Clears Hurricane Irma Debris Like A Pro

Rebecca Shapiro

A nun in West Kendall, Florida saw a car nearly go off the road while trying to avoid a tree that had fallen due to Hurricane Irma. So she found a chainsaw and got to work.

On Tuesday, an off-duty Miami-Dade police officer spotted Sister Margaret Ann of Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School clearing debris from the road. The officer took a photo and a video of the nun in action.

In an interview with CNN, Sister Margaret Ann told host Erin Burnett why she decided to pitch in.

“There was a need,” she said. “I had the means. So I wanted to help out.”

Sister Margaret Ann added that other locals saw her working and also participated in clearing the debris.

“It became a really good community project,” she said.

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MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 10: People walk past a building where the roof was blown off by Hurricane Irma on September 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida. Hurricane Irma, which first made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, has weakened to a Category 2 as it moves up the coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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A street sign is knocked over by high winds in Coral Beach.
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Flooding in the Brickell neighborhood as Hurricane Irma passes Miami, Florida, U.S. September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Yang
Boats at a marina in Coconut Grove.
Boats at a marina in Coconut Grove.
A vehicle drives along a flooded street in downtown Miami.
A vehicle drives along a flooded street in downtown Miami.
Flooding begins in the Brickell neighborhood as Hurricane Irma passes Miami, Florida, U.S. September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Yang
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East Oakland Park Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.
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