Tornado - Rainsville , Ala. , August 22, 2011 -- Bejan Taheri (recovery committee chair for Rainsville, AL) holds Travis Owens (a 4 ½-month-old Rainsville resident) during a meeting at the Tom Bevill Enrichment Center in Rainsville. Travis is one of the 5000 residents of Rainsville heavily affected by the 3 tornadoes which destroyed a large portion of Rainsville on April 27th. Currently the FEMA ESF#14 team is working closely with Rainsville to rebuild the community to be better and stronger than before. FEMA Photo/Ruth Kennedy

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Title: Looking Way Into the Future in Rainsville

Production Date: 08/22/2011

Caption: Rainsville , Ala. , August 22, 2011 -- Bejan Taheri (recovery committee chair for Rainsville, AL) holds Travis Owens (a 4 ½-month-old Rainsville resident) during a meeting at the Tom Bevill Enrichment Center in Rainsville. Travis is one of the 5000 residents of Rainsville heavily affected by the 3 tornadoes which destroyed a large portion of Rainsville on April 27th. Currently the FEMA ESF#14 team is working closely with Rainsville to rebuild the community to be better and stronger than before. FEMA Photo/Ruth Kennedy

Photographer Name: Ruth Kennedy

City/State: Rainsville, AL

Keywords: Bejan Taheri ^ Rainsville ^ Travis Owens ^

Disasters: Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds (EM-3319) ^ Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding (DR-1971)

Disaster Types: Tornado

Categories: FEMA Event ^ Portrait ^ Recovery
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials