Greensburg, Kansas was totally leveled by a F-5 toranado more than a mile across with winds topping over 200 miles an hour. The pictures are simply amazing. A 20-minute warning allow most of the towns 1260 residents to get into storms cellars and basements. twelve people are confrimed dead, while another 13 are hospitalized.
While some have questioned if the the national guard was lacking the resources to effectively deal with the disaster, the response has been quick and clean.
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Story on National Guard ResponseFrom the New York Times
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Story on the death toll
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