GREENSBURG, Kan. - Most of this southwest Kansas town was destroyed by a tornado, part of a violent storm system blamed for at least nine deaths, officials said Saturday amid warnings of more severe weather.
It may take days for emergency crews to remove all the victims - dead and alive - from the rubble of homes and businesses, the city administrator said Saturday.
The dead included eight in Kiowa County, where Greensburg is located, and one in nearby Stafford County, said Sharon Watson, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Adjutant General's Department.
The tornado that struck Greensburg late Friday damaged about 95 percent of the town about 110 miles west of Wichita, …
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