![[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] GREENSBURG, KS, 5-7-07 --- FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison, flanked by Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, right, and Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, head of the Kansas Air National Guard, toured the small town hit by a powerful tornado Friday (5-4-07). Nearly every home in the community was destroyed or badly damaged, and more than two dozen people died or suffered serious injuries. The area was declared a major disaster area Saturday (5-5-07) by the president. FEMA Photo by Michael Raphael](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDcvMDUvMDcvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy10b3JuYWRvZXMtYW5kLWZsb29kaW5nLWdyZWVuc2J1cmcta3MtNS03LTA3LWZlbWEtYWRtaW5pc3RyYXRvci01OGI0MTktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/212/jpg "[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] GREENSBURG, KS, 5-7-07 --- FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison, flanked by Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, right, and Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, head of the Kansas Air National Guard, toured the small town hit by a powerful tornado Friday (5-4-07). Nearly every home in the community was destroyed or badly damaged, and more than two dozen people died or suffered serious injuries. The area was declared a major disaster area Saturday (5-5-07) by the president. FEMA Photo by Michael Raphael")
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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07/05/2007
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