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Salvaging what remains of Illinois town hit hardest by deadly tornado
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HARRISBURG, Illinois -- Residents of storm-tossed midwestern towns searched for photographs and mementos from their ruined homes on Thursday as the death toll from a line of tornado-producing storms rose to 13, while more storms bore down on the region.
The worst loss of life from the line of "super-cell" storms, which marched across the Midwest and produced 35 tornado reports from late Tuesday through Wednesday, was in Harrisburg, where six people died.
Ida Evans looks through the rubble for her parents' belongings which were blown across the street by a tornado in Harrisburg, Illinois March 1, 2012. Powerful storms that spawned tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, including six in Illinois who were crushed when a house was lifted up and fell on them, authorities said. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)JIM YOUNG / Reuters
A powerful tornado tore a path across the city's southern edge, where a residential neighborhood and a shopping district were flattened and virtually unrecognizable.
Power company crews were out on Thursday restoring electricity, and several residents sifted through rubble for something to salvage. Occasionally, a chain-saw roared to life, breaking the quiet.
Ed Mellton looks over the remains of a rental house he owned, which was destroyed by a tornado in Harrisburg, Illinois March 1, 2012. Powerful storms that spawned tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, including six in Illinois who were crushed when a house was lifted up and fell on them, authorities said. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)JIM YOUNG / Reuters
