A US flag is seen next to a destroyed home in the Holt neighbourhood of Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 1, 2011. Many trailer homes in the area were destroyed by the tornado which struck April 27. Grieving storm survivors turned to prayer and the good grace of volunteers Sunday across the US south as shattered communities looked to rebuild after the second-worst tornado disaster on record.
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A damaged car and debris are seen in the Holt neighbourhood of Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 1, 2011. Many trailer homes in the area were destroyed by the tornado which struck April 27. Grieving storm survivors turned to prayer and the good grace of volunteers Sunday across the US south as shattered communities looked to rebuild after the second-worst tornado disaster on record.
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Damaged cars are seen in the tornado wrecked Alberta City neighbourhood of Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 1, 2011. Grieving storm survivors turned to prayer and the good grace of volunteers Sunday across the US south as shattered communities looked to rebuild after the second-worst tornado disaster on record.
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A cross stands over a destroyed neighborhood on May 2, 2011 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Alabama, the hardest-hit of six states, is reported to have been battered with at least an EF-4 rated tornado with the death toll across the South rising to over 300 as a result of the storms.
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A contractor nails down a blue tarp to a damaged house on May 2, 2011 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Alabama, the hardest-hit of six states, is reported to have been battered with at least an EF-4 rated tornado with the death toll across the South rising to over 300 as a result of the storms.
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Tuscaloosa firefighters search therough the rubble after a cadaver dog indicated the presence of a body on May 2, 2011 in Holt, Alabama. Alabama, the hardest-hit of six states, is reported to have been battered with at least an EF-4 rated tornado with the death toll across the South rising to over 300 as a result of the storms.
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Volunteer Tyrone Duncan secures a blue tarp to a damaged house on May 2, 2011 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Alabama, the hardest-hit of six states, is reported to have been battered with at least an EF-4 rated tornado with the death toll across the South rising to over 300 as a result of the storms.
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Volunteers help salvage usable items from Alberta Elementary School in the Alberta City neighbourhood of Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 1, 2011. Grieving storm survivors turned to prayer and the good grace of volunteers Sunday across the US south as shattered communities looked to rebuild after the second-worst tornado disaster on record.
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In this handout satellite image provided by NASA Earth Observatory, destruction can be seen in the track left by a tornado on May 2, 2011 as seen from space of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. After massive storms rolled through the area Alabama, the hardest-hit of six states, is reported to have been battered with at least an EF-4 rated tornado with the death toll across the South rising to over 300 as a result of the storms.
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Jason Martin, of the Carthage Fire Department pauses to take a break during a search and rescue mission after a massive tornado passed through the town killing at least 122 people May 24, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. The tornado that ripped through the town of about 50,000 people May 22, is being called the deadliest single tornado in the U.S. in 60 years.on May 24, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. Martin had recently returned from volunteer work in Tuscaloosa, Ala., when the tornado hit neighboring Joplin.
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Jason Martin of the Carthage Fire Department makes his way through debris during a search and rescue mission after a massive tornado passed through the town killing at least 122 people May 24, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. The tornado that ripped through the town of about 50,000 people May 22 is being called the deadliest single tornado in the U.S. in 60 years. Martin had recently returned from volunteer work in Tuscaloosa, Ala., when the tornado hit neighboring Joplin.
