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This May 25, 2008 photo shows damage to a neighborhood, west along Highway 57 in Parkersburg, Iowa after an EF5 tornado passed through the town. It's been eight years since a massive tornado destroyed nearly 300 homes and killed nine people in Parkersburg, and city leaders say the northern Iowa town's revival is a model for other communities recovering from natural disasters. (Rick Chase/The Courier via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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