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4 Boy Scouts killed by Tornado in Iowa
| Quote From Source: | BLENCOE, Iowa (AP) - Frightened Boy Scouts huddled in a shelter as a tornado tore through their western Iowa campground, killing four people and injuring 48 others who had little to no warning of the approaching twister.
Tornadoes also touched down in Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska on Wednesday. They killed at least two people in northern Kansas, destroyed much of the small town of Chapman and caused extensive damage on the Kansas State University campus.
In Iowa, rescue workers cut their way through downed branches and dug through debris amid rain and lightning Wednesday night to reach the camp where the 93 boys, ages 13 to 18, and 25 staff members were attending a weeklong leadership training camp.
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Not much to add besides, that's horrible. Poor kids. |
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Why were they out camping when faced with a risk of severe weather? This wasn't an isolated severe storm but rather one of many.
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I would think this year will set a tornado record of some kind....its long and strong.
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Blame it on Global Warming
This is the new excuse for everything. Pretty soon it will be a tax write off!! 
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We'll it used to be "God did it". We need something to blame  |
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Boy Scouts praised as heroes after twister kills 4
| Quote From Source: | BLENCOE, Iowa (AP) - When the howling winds finally died down, the Boy Scouts - true to their motto, "Be Prepared" - sprang into action.
Putting their first-aid training to use, they applied tourniquets and gauze to the injured. Some began digging victims from the rubble of a collapsed chimney. And others broke into an equipment shed, seized chainsaws and other tools, and started clearing fallen trees from a road.
Dozens of the Scouts, ages 13 to 18, were hailed for their bravery and resourcefulness Thursday, the morning after a twister flattened their camp in Iowa and killed four boys.
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I wonder how many Merit badges the survivors will wrack up out of this mess.
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Video
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