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Greensburg re-visited - 1 year on

We were in the area so we took a trip back to Greensburg to see how they were recovering from the devastating EF-5 tornado which destroyed the town on May 4th 2007. Some very kind friends took us on a tour of the town and told us some amazing (and some sobering) stories.

Date: 05/13/08
Owner: Gallery Administrator
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Looking down Main St. This was previously lined with brick two-storey shops which all had to be torn down due to extensive damage.

Date: 05/09/08
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A lone building remains on the other side of Main St, however, it is boarded up. I'm not sure what its fate is.

Date: 05/09/08
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Looking west on W Florida Ave you can see it resembles nothing of the tree-lined residential street that it was a little over 12 months ago.

Date: 05/09/08
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Whilst most have been cleared away, there are still some damaged buildings around town.

Date: 05/09/08
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This is the base of a steel street light pole that was snapped off by the tornado.

Date: 05/09/08
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The residential area of Greensburg is very bare still at this stage although people are in the process of re-building. Our friends who showed us around are waiting for the ground to dry out a bit following recent rains so they can start re-building too.

Date: 05/09/08
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Date: 05/09/08
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The old and the new. The pool of water in the foreground marks the site of what once was a beautiful house. In the background stands the new water tower. The old one was brought down by the tornado. We heard a story of a couple who lived near the old

Date: 05/09/08
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Looking back across to the lone building on Main St. Trees and houses would've prevented any view through to main street prior to the tornado.

Date: 05/09/08
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