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Steeples Toppled, Kansas
Photo: Damaged church in Greensburg, Kansas
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A Greensburg, Kansas, church lies in ruin, a testament to the power of the tornado that struck it May 4, 2007. The storm system that spawned the tornado killed at least ten people and injured dozens across the Midwest.
Photograph by Orlin Wagner/Associated Press

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