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When A Tornado Comes To Town                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               





Some US States have had a nasty start to the tornado season. Hundreds of homes destroyed, complete neighbourhoods wiped off the map, personal possessions lost forever and several lives lost too. It isn’t pretty when a tornado comes to town, but maybe more homes should be built using bricks and mortar instead of wood and other less solid materials.

1Carissa Westfall helps salvage products from Nature's Sunshine Health Foods in Branson. SARAH CONARD/REUTERS

2A view of the tornado damaged Hilton Hotel in Branson. SARAH CONARD/REUTERS

3A view of a store destroyed by the tornado in Branson. SARAH CONARD/REUTERS

4A damaged hotel is seen on the Strip in Branson. SARAH CONARD/REUTERS

5A man collects some belongings found among the destruction caused by a tornado in Harrisburg, Illinois. JIM YOUNG/REUTERS

6A woman walks down a road past the destruction caused by a tornado in Harrisburg, Illinois. JIM YOUNG/REUTERS

7People search for photos and other personal belongings among the rubble caused by a tornado in Harrisburg, Illinois. JIM YOUNG/REUTERS

8Residents walk towards the large area of destruction left by a tornado in Harrisburg, Illinois. Tom Gannam/REUTERS

9Rosie, a beagle, explores what is left of her home after it was struck by a tornado in Harrisburg, Illinois. Tom Gannam/REUTERS

10A man walks by the destroyed St. Joseph's Catholic Church which was damaged by a tornado in Ridgway, Illinois. JIM YOUNG/REUTERS

11A U.S. flag blows in the wind as it hangs from a tree overlooking the damage caused by a tornado in Harrisburg. JIM YOUNG/REUTERS

12Hauptmann looks over the damage caused by a tornado in Harrisburg. JIM YOUNG/REUTERS

13Residents work to clear storm damage after three tornados moved through the area in Chelsea, Indiana. JOHN SOMMERS II/REUTERS

14Members of the Milton Fire department work to clear storm damage after a tornado hit the fire house in Milton. JOHN SOMMERS II/REUTERS

15A school bus came to rest into a structure after being tossed by a tornado that moved through the area in Henryville Indiana. JOHN SOMMERS II/REUTERS

16Residents work to clear storm damage after tornadoes moved through the area in Henryville. JOHN SOMMERS II/REUTERS

17Residents work to clear storm damage after tornadoes moved through the area in Henryville. JOHN SOMMERS II/REUTERS

18The outer wall of the Henryville High School gym is seen after being hit by tornadoes moving through the area in Henryville. JOHN SOMMERS II/REUTERS

19Mike Franke reunites with his dog in Marysville, Indiana. Aaron P. Bernstein/REUTERS

20A damaged truck is seen among debris in Marysville, Indiana. Aaron P. Bernstein/REUTERS

21A piece of metal is seen wrapped around a tree in Marysville, Indiana. Aaron P. Bernstein/REUTERS

22Martha Righthouse is embraced by her neighbor Debbie Gilbert near the ruins of her home in Marysville, Indiana. Aaron P. Bernstein/REUTERS

23Airport officials look at an overturned plane lying on its back after flipping over following tornado damage at the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport in Dallas. TAMI CHAPPELL/REUTERS

24The side of a home, damaged by a tornado, in seen in Marysville, Indiana. Aaron P. Bernstein/REUTERS

25Homeowner Susan Berry retrieves clothes for her daughter after her home was damaged by a tornado in Cabarrus County. CHRIS KEANE/REUTERS

26Indiana Search and Rescue personnel along with local fire fighters look through a field for victims of tornadoes that moved through the area in Henryville. JOHN SOMMERS II/REUTERS

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27Technicians work to repair power lines destroyed by a tornado near Chelsea, Indiana. Aaron P. Bernstein/REUTERS

28An aerial view of the town in the wake of a tornado in Henryville, Indiana. Aaron P. Bernstein/REUTERS

29An aerial view of wreckage in the wake of a tornado in Henryville, Indiana. Aaron P. Bernstein/REUTERS

30An aerial view of wreckage in the wake of a tornado in Henryville, Indiana. Aaron P. Bernstein/REUTERS

31Chrys Michaels salvages what she can from the debris of homes where several people died in tornado destruction in East Bernstadt, Kentucky. HARRISON MCCLARY/REUTERS

32Carolyn Taulbee sifts through her belongings left behind by tornado destruction in East Bernstadt, Kentucky. HARRISON MCCLARY/REUTERS

34A damaged home is seen in the wake of a tornado at West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

35An aerial view of a wrecked house in the wake of a tornado in Marysville, Indiana. Aaron P. Bernstein/REUTERS

36A damaged home is seen in the wake of a tornado at West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

37A damaged gas station is seen in the wake of a tornado at West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

38Indiana National Guard handout photo of a destroyed school bus in Henryville. HANDOUT/REUTERS

39A home damaged by a chain of tornadoes is seen in West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

40People carry supplies past a church damaged by a chain of tornadoes is seen in West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

41Buildings damaged by a chain of tornadoes are seen in West Liberty, Kentucky. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

42Buildings damaged by a chain of tornadoes are seen in West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

43Brandon Conley searches through a home destroyed by a tornado in West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

44Workers remove utility poles from in front of a home destroyed by a tornado in West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

45Snow falls as Laurel County Fire Dept Chief Tommy Johnston does a secondary survey of the tornado damage in East Bernstadt, Kentucky. HARRISON MCCLARY/REUTERS

46Residents look through their storm-damaged home for their belongings in Henryville. JOHN SOMMERS II/REUTERS

47Kentucky National Guard handout photo of Governor Beshear touring tornado damage over West Liberty. HANDOUT/REUTERS

48Chainsaws sit in the bed of a fire department pickup truck as clean up begins in Moscow, Ohio. AARON P. BERNSTEIN/REUTERS

49A vehicle and building damaged by a chain of tornadoes are seen in West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

50Snow is seen on debris from a home damaged by a chain of tornadoes in West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

51Trees are seen blown over by a chain of tornadoes in West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

52A damaged vehicle is seen among the debris in the wake of a chain of tornadoes in West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

53A school damaged by a chain of tornadoes is seen in West Liberty. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

54Philip Whitley stands in front of a damaged church after tornadoes swept through Salyersville. ERIC THAYER/REUTERS

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sapp73

dahsyatnya....

cmf_Kimmy

kalau tengok dokumentari  tornado menyerang memang dasyat.....

kalau tak silap ada satu kawasan yg dilanda tornado di US, sampai jadi padang jarak padang terkukur.....tapi kat ingat kat mana.

bianglala

memang dahsyat. kalau rumah dalam laluan tornado tu, pasrah je la..

sosimple

apa akan jadi pada mangsa2 bencana ni? rumah diaorg? barang2 keperluan asas?

HaMiZiE

As usual... kita sebagai rakyat malaysia patut bersyukur sebab negara kita bebas daripada segala bencana alam yang amat membinasakan niie....

toet2meoww

sian dorg..

jeygi

bagai padang jarak padang trkukur...

woghihden

ntah la ...mungkin balasan kpd rakyat amerika jugak..lps apa yg dah amerika buat kat negara lain

mrsT

kesian mereka..

iey_iyda

cantik gambar2 yang diorang amik tuh, i mean, hasil tangkapan sang kameraman..

Apapun, bila tengok gambar2 tuh, teringat kat video klip Mikel Jackson - Earth Song..

ginatailor

ranap sekelip mata je..kesian

wan_fizah

sianyerrr...moga tabah menghadapi...