Saturday, May 28, 2011

Rebuilding {forward} a Tornado Devastated Community

This was a pretty damn good report about the resilience of the people of a tragically destroyed community and not only rebuilding but doing so in a forward direction!

Greensburg rebuilds 4 years after tragic tornado


Joplin tornado victims should take inspiration from Greensburg, Kan., where 95 percent of buildings were lost



May 27, 2011 - GREENSBURG, Kan. - "Oh my God I can't believe it," said Jill Eller.

The house where Eller raised her family disappeared in the blink of an eye four years ago, when an EF-5 tornado chainsawed through Greensburg, Kansas, reports CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers.

Reporting from a town destroyed

Like almost all of her neighbors, at first, Jill couldn't imagine life there after the storm.

"Just total devastation," said Eller. "I mean it was some kind of shock that your body goes into." {continued}

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