
Tornadoes Injure Hundreds in Virginia By SONJA BARISIC,AP Posted: 2008-04-29 06:04:13 Filed Under: Nation News SUFFOLK, Va. (April 29) - Three tornadoes ripped through Virginia on Monday, with one hop-scotching across the southeastern part of the state and leaving behind a 25-mile trail of gutted homes, tossed cars and more than 200 injured residents. Photo Gallery Steve Earley, The Virginian-Pilot / AP ‘It Sounded Like a Train’1 of 5 More than 200 people were injured Monday as three tornadoes swept through central and southeastern Virginia. Above, residents of the Burnett’s Mill neighborhood in Suffolk, Va., survey the damage caused by the storms. “Multiple buildings have been destroyed, homes have been destroyed,” a city spokesperson said. Residents of some of the hardest hit neighborhoods in this town outside Norfolk were forced to evacuate their homes, with buses taking them to nearby shelters. Police closed roads, steering people away from streets with downed power lines. Downed trees and power lines covered the streets in a section of the city. A vending machine was tilted on its side, leaning up against a pile of rubble that had been the general store in a small shopping district. “It’s just a bunch of broken power poles, telephone lines and sad faces,” said Richard Allbright, who works for a tree removal service in Driver and had been out for hours trying to clear the roads. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine declared a state of emergency for the areas of southeastern Virginia …
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