Ten dead in Midwest twisters [View All]

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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AP) -- Swarms of tornadoes killed at least 10 people across the Midwest, shut down the University of Kansas and damaged so much of Springfield, Illinois, on Monday that the mayor said "every square inch" of town suffered some effects.

The violent weather started during the weekend, part of a line of storms that stretched from the southern Plains up the Ohio Valley, and continued Monday.

Fierce wind raked Springfield early Monday, causing more damage in a city that had been struck by a tornado the night before. Power lines were down across city, trees uprooted and windows blown out. (Watch the swath of destruction as residents awake after the storm -- 1:22)

Nineteen people were treated for minor injuries, and police were searching homes and businesses early Monday for other victims, city spokesman Ernie Slottag said.

In a neighborhood of southwestern Springfield, Illinois, a mother, father and child survived in their home overnight by huddling in a bathroom as the storm ripped away the roof over their heads, CNN's Keith Oppenheim reported. Powerful winds carried the roof across the street, depositing it in their neighbor's backyard.

Not far away, at a Huck's gas station, snapped power polls dangled over a roadway. Gasoline pumps were overturned amid widespread debris -- plastic, plywood and sheet metal
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My prayers for the families.......