+ 토네이도 241개 / 미국 14개 주를 휩쓸고 간 흔적들

3일간 241개의 토네이도

토네이도 / 미국 14개 주를 휩쓸고 간 흔적들

Storm death toll reaches 44 as 241 tornadoes rip through fourteen

states in three days... taking roofs, trees and power lines with them

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Last updated at 8:55 AM on 18th April 2011

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Plunging the sky into darkness and dwarfing the house that lies in its path, a tornado heads towards the farm of Richard Burkett in Colerain, North Carolina. Seconds after taking this picture he and his wife took cover in a closet underneath their stairs. The tornado hit their barn and came over their house

The random nature of the devastation is shown here with some houses untouched and others destroyed after a tornado ripped through Deltaville, Virginia

Path of destruction: This aerial photo shows the extent of the damage in Sanford, North Carolina. The state accounted for the bulk of casualties and property losses

This image shows the damage done to the Lowes Home Improvement Center in Sanford, North Carolina. The store's manager is credited for saving customers and staff when she directed them to the back of the store just before the tornado peeled its roof off

Annina Purdy (in orange top) stands outside Lowe's hardware store in Sanford, North Carolina (left and right). She was inside the store when a tornado destroyed the building and returned to the parking lot the following day to reclaim personal belongings from her car

THE STATES HARDEST HIT BY THE TWISTERS IN THE SOUTH

NORTH CAROLINA: At least 22 were killed by the storms that spawned some 60 tornadoes in the south-eastern part of the state. 'I can replace the house, but I can't replace my babies. And that's what I thought about. I'm alive. My babies are alive,' said Justin Dunlow who survived along with his two children when winds ripped to shreds their mobile home.

Family and friends go through the debris of what is left of Gene Box's trailer home after a tornado killed her and two of her children in Washington County in Alabama

A car is swallowed up by a hole after a tree was felled by a tornado near Raleigh, North Carolina

Patrick Woods, a freshman at Pine Forest High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, picks out the national flag from the remains of structures on the softball field of his school

Family and friends sort through debris of a house that was swept off its foundations by a tornado that swept through Gloucester, Virginia

Steve Sawyer (left) sorts through debris of a home that was destroyed after a tornado swept through Gloucester, Virginia. Right, Curtis Russell carries out food from his freezer as he leaves his tornado-damaged house in Clinton, Mississippi

Gov. Bev Perdue speaks after touring the devastation in Raleigh, North Carolina. She said President Obama had pledged 'whatever it takes' to rebuild the state. Right, Haley Box, 12, goes through the debris of what is left of her trailer after a tornado struck in Alabama

A truck lies on its side as an employee at Lowes Home Improvement store takes in the devastation around him

Back-up generators operated normally and both units were reported to be in a 'safe and stable condition'.

Virginia and North Carolina emergency crews today began the task of clearing away debris and restoring power to thousands of people

A tornado plucked away the roof and walls from this home in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Residents examine the wreckage after a tree fell onto a home in Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the areas worst affected by the storms

Smashed: Cornellus Hill examines the aftermath when a tree collapsed on a trailer in Alabama

Watch the YouTube video of the tornado hitting Wilson, North Carolina, on Saturday

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1377783/Storm-death-toll-reaches-violent-tornadoes-rip-Southeast.html#ixzz1Jsu6iLZu