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![[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS May 23, 2007 - Dump trucks run non-stop, depositing debris in one of the burning pits at the landfill west of town. Almost the entire town will have to be razed after the F5 tornado struck on May 4. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDcvMDUvMjMvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy10b3JuYWRvZXMtYW5kLWZsb29kaW5nLWdyZWVuc2J1cmcta3MtbWF5LTIzLTIwMDctZHVtcC10cnVja3MtYzJjYzkwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS May 23, 2007 - Dump trucks run non-stop, depositing debris in one of the burning pits at the landfill west of town. Almost the entire town will have to be razed after the F5 tornado struck on May 4. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA")
![[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS May 19, 2007 - Americorps members from Manhattan, Kansas remove debris from a business that was destroyed by the F5 tornado that struck Greensburg on May 4. Volunteers from throughout Kansas and surrounding states are helping with debris removal. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDcvMDUvMTkvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy10b3JuYWRvZXMtYW5kLWZsb29kaW5nLWdyZWVuc2J1cmcta3MtbWF5LTE5LTIwMDctYW1lcmljb3Jwcy1tZW1iZXJzLWRlYTJiZC02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS May 19, 2007 - Americorps members from Manhattan, Kansas remove debris from a business that was destroyed by the F5 tornado that struck Greensburg on May 4. Volunteers from throughout Kansas and surrounding states are helping with debris removal. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA")
![[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS May 23, 2007 - Public Works employees take down what was left of a home, nineteen days after an F5 tornado destroyed most of the town. The debris will removed to the local dump by the end of the day. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDcvMDUvMjMvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy10b3JuYWRvZXMtYW5kLWZsb29kaW5nLWdyZWVuc2J1cmcta3MtbWF5LTIzLTIwMDctcHVibGljLXdvcmtzLTA4MjFjYy02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS May 23, 2007 - Public Works employees take down what was left of a home, nineteen days after an F5 tornado destroyed most of the town. The debris will removed to the local dump by the end of the day. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA")
Tornado - Greensburg, Kan. , May 19, 2007 -- The "burn pit" operation for Greensburg Kansas tornado debris. Vegetative and other combustible debris from destruction caused by an EF-5 tornado was burned under close supervision at a temporary landfill. FEMA/Crystal Payton
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Title: The burn pit operation in Kansas
Production Date: 05/19/2007
Caption: Greensburg, Kan. , May 19, 2007 -- The "burn pit" operation for Greensburg Kansas tornado debris. Vegetative and other combustible debris from destruction caused by an EF-5 tornado was burned under close supervision at a temporary landfill. FEMA/Crystal Payton
Photographer Name: Crystal Payton
City/State: Greensburg, KS
Disasters: Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-1699)
Disaster Types: Tornado
Categories: Debris
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Date
19/05/2007
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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