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Deadly tornado hits Kansas town
« on: May 5th, 2007, 2:31pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Deadly tornado hits Kansas town
 
A tornado has killed at least seven people and flattened much of a small town in southern Kansas, officials say.
 
More than 60 people were injured when the tornado - described as being a mile wide - hit the town of Greensburg.
 
About 90% of the 1,600-population town had been destroyed, including the hospital and schools as well as homes, Red Cross officials said.
 
Residents have been evacuated and the National Guard brought in to provide security as rescue efforts continue.
 
The storm made a direct hit on Greensburg, around 120 miles (200km) west of Wichita, late on Friday.
 
Residents said warning sirens went off 20 minutes before the tornado struck, giving them a chance to get to storm shelters.
 
One woman driver described stopping outside a shop and taking shelter in the shop owner's large walk-in freezer with several others.
 
When they came out, the store had gone, she told the Associated Press.
 
House-to-house
 
Along with people's homes, much of the centre of the town had been destroyed, including the city hall and the two schools, City Administrator Steve Hewitt said.
 
"I don't think we have a business left downtown," he was quoted by AP as saying.
 
Emergency teams from across Kansas raced to Greensburg to help the survivors.
 
Rescuers with dogs went from house to house in search of anyone who was trapped or injured.
 
Thirty survivors were reported to have been pulled from the rubble of the town's partially-collapsed hospital.
 
Red Cross officials were using school buses to take people to shelters in nearby towns.
 
Storm chaser Darin Brunin told CNN that the tornado appeared to be at least a mile wide.
 
"A big tornado like that, that moves slower, it can tend to do a lot more damage because it's over an area for a longer amount of time," he said.
 
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/6628613.stm
 
Published: 2007/05/05 17:34:12 GMT
 
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Rhune is in Kansas though in another part of the state from the tornado but I still hope she and other FNet members are safe.
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Re: Deadly tornado hits Kansas town
« Reply #1 on: May 5th, 2007, 10:02pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
She has not been on for awhile, does that means internet connection has been cutoff for her?
 
Anyone else we know from Kansas on Fnet?
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« Reply #2 on: May 7th, 2007, 7:00pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
My apologies for not posting sooner, but I was fairly ill for a couple days and didn't get online as much.  This was not anywhere near where I live, but we do get some in the area.  A tragic loss for these people and a shame it happened. Sad
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