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Tornado destroys town

— PHOTO: AP

SEVERE DAMAGE: Destroyed homes and cars in Greensburg, Kansas, on Saturday. — PHOTO: AP

GREENSBURG (Kansas): Rescue workers searched for anyone still buried in the heaps of splintered wreckage left after a massive tornado obliterated most of this Kansas town. At least 10 persons were known dead from weekend storms — eight in the Greensburg area and two others elsewhere in Kansas — one Friday night and another in violent weather late on Saturday, said state officials. Amid the destruction, rescue workers and officials held out hope that death toll wouldn't rise and that they can rebuild their town, from replacing the destroyed churches down to the town's fire engines. ``At this point, it's still a search and rescue mission,'' Kansas state trooper Ronald Knoefel said on Sunday. ``We don't want to give up hope.''

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