SULPHUR, Okla. (KTEN) — Clean up and recovery efforts are in full gear less than 48 hours after a deadly tornado swept through much of downtown Sulphur, destroying everything in its path.

Now, volunteers are flooding in to try to help salvage what they can.

"Our town's devastated, but we will rebuild this."

After an EF-3 tornado ripped through the city on Saturday night, hundreds of people were left without homes and businesses.

"We have a count of about 75 residential homes damaged,” said Sulphur spokesperson Officer Brian McDaniel. However, the damage didn’t stop in the residential parts of town.

“I don't know the number of businesses, but, the entire downtown business area downtown was dramatically affected by this tornado," McDaniel said.

While people are picking up the pieces, countless emergency crews and volunteers have arrived to help clear some of the damage.

"We have had a tremendous outpouring of support from the community, and from areas all around,” McDaniel said. “Right now, we're kind of overrun, and it’s wonderful to see this many people show up and support this community."

As of Monday morning, almost 40 injuries have been reported as a result of the storm. Murray County EMS Director Brad Lancaster believes this number could have been much higher.

"I've worked a lot of tornadoes in a lot of places that weren't nearly as fortunate as we are with the number of injuries and fatalities, so, praise God for that." He said.

Most of downtown Sulphur has been blocked off for public safety.

“These are people's homes, their businesses, their livelihoods, and we are doing that to try to protect their property," McDaniel said.

In the aftermath, one thing is for certain: This city will bounce back after tragedy.

"I've grown to somewhat love Sulphur and Murray County,” said Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. Shelby Humphrey. “To see this, it is very devastating, but I have full confidence in this group. They're strong, they will recover."