People across America's Midwest pick up pieces following series of violent tornadoes that have destroyed homes
Daniel Williams of Clayton, Ohio walks through his damaged house after a tornado touched down overnight near Dayton, Ohio, US. May 28, 2019.
Mark Duffin, 48, learned from his wife and a TV report that the large tornado was headed toward his home in Linwood, Kansas, about 48 kilometres west of Kansas City.that he grabbed a mattress, followed his 13-year-old to the basement and protected the two of them with the mattress as the home crashed down around them.
The storms in Kansas City on Tuesday were the 12th straight day that at least eight tornadoes were reported to the National Weather Service. The last such stretch was in 1980. The weather service website showed at least 27 reports of tornadoes on Tuesday, mostly in Kansas and Missouri but also in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
The winds peeled away roofs — leaving homes looking like giant dollhouses — knocked houses off their foundations, toppled trees, brought down power lines and churned up so much debris that it was visible on radar. Highway crews had to use snowploughs to clear an Ohio interstate.
Hannibal, Missouri, officials were just beginning to assess damage on Wednesday, hours after torrential rain proved too much for the storm sewers, causing a break that resulted in water damage to buildings in the historic downtown area. Emergency vehicles sit near a partially collapsed building after a tornado touched down in El Reno, Oklahoma, US. May 26, 2019.
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