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Jeffrey Thompson
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Photos: Cleaning up after the tornado

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A flag hangs on a torn tree
A flag hangs on a snapped tree stump on N. Ferrant Place in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, May 23, 2011.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson

North Minneapolis is still reeling from the tornado that struck on Sunday, May 22, 2011, that killed one person, injured 33 others, downed power lines and damaged homes. On Monday, the slow process of assessing damage and cleanup began.

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Tornado damage
Warning coordinator meterologist Todd Krause, left, and meterologist in charge Daniel Luna assess the degree of damage on N. Logan Ave. in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, May 23, 2011. Krause and Luna, both with the National Weather Service, were trying to determine wind speeds and the length and width of the path of a tornado that touched down in area Sunday.
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A flag hangs on a torn tree
A flag hangs on a snapped tree stump on N. Ferrant Place in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, May 23, 2011.
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Navigating the rubble
Chue Or carries his cousin Alex Xiong, 2, as he makes his way through the tornado damage on N. Ferrant Place in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday, May 23, 2011.
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