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| Tornado baby survivor 'a miracle' | Tornado baby survivor 'a miracle' |
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| Relatives of a baby boy found alive after being flung 100m (300ft) by a tornado that hit the southern US have described his survival as "a miracle". | Relatives of a baby boy found alive after being flung 100m (300ft) by a tornado that hit the southern US have described his survival as "a miracle". |
| Eleven-month-old Kyson Stowell was found face down in a muddy field after being picked up by a tornado that killed his mother and wrecked his home. | Eleven-month-old Kyson Stowell was found face down in a muddy field after being picked up by a tornado that killed his mother and wrecked his home. |
| "He's just a miracle, luck, God watching over him - it's all it can be," said his grandfather Doug Stowell. | "He's just a miracle, luck, God watching over him - it's all it can be," said his grandfather Doug Stowell. |
| At least 55 people were killed as the storms swept through on Tuesday. | At least 55 people were killed as the storms swept through on Tuesday. |
| It was the deadliest tornado barrage in two decades, the US news agency Associated Press (AP) reported. | It was the deadliest tornado barrage in two decades, the US news agency Associated Press (AP) reported. |
| It tore apart communities in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas, on the same day that residents of some of those states voted in the US presidential primaries. | It tore apart communities in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas, on the same day that residents of some of those states voted in the US presidential primaries. |
| 'God's grace' | 'God's grace' |
| It was as rescue workers combed the devastated town of Castalian Springs, Tennessee, that firefighter David Harmon came across what looked "like a baby doll". | It was as rescue workers combed the devastated town of Castalian Springs, Tennessee, that firefighter David Harmon came across what looked "like a baby doll". |
| "He was laying face down with his arms above his head... He was just laying there motionless, wasn't moving," Mr Harmon said. | "He was laying face down with his arms above his head... He was just laying there motionless, wasn't moving," Mr Harmon said. |
| The winds left behind flattened streets and overturned vehicles Tornado footage In pictures: The aftermathSend us your comments | The winds left behind flattened streets and overturned vehicles Tornado footage In pictures: The aftermathSend us your comments |
| The baby was lying 100m or more from the ruins of his house. His mother, 23-year-old Kerri Stowell, was found dead in the same field. | The baby was lying 100m or more from the ruins of his house. His mother, 23-year-old Kerri Stowell, was found dead in the same field. |
| He was taken to the children's hospital at Vanderbilt University, but had only light cuts and bruises. | He was taken to the children's hospital at Vanderbilt University, but had only light cuts and bruises. |
| Dr Tom Morgan said: "Maybe he landed on something that lessened his blow, maybe he, you know, came down against a bush or something. I think it was probably mostly luck, God's grace." | Dr Tom Morgan said: "Maybe he landed on something that lessened his blow, maybe he, you know, came down against a bush or something. I think it was probably mostly luck, God's grace." |
| Others in the community also saw it as divine intervention - a ray of hope amid the destruction visited on them in a few violent hours. | Others in the community also saw it as divine intervention - a ray of hope amid the destruction visited on them in a few violent hours. |
| Reverend Doyle Farris of nearby Hartsville Pike Church of Christ said "even in the midst of the worst storm... if you look, you can find an inspiration or a bright spot". | Reverend Doyle Farris of nearby Hartsville Pike Church of Christ said "even in the midst of the worst storm... if you look, you can find an inspiration or a bright spot". |
| "The child will always be a reminder in this community of that message," he told AP. | "The child will always be a reminder in this community of that message," he told AP. |
| Meanwhile James Krueger, a 49-year-old electrician, described how he clung to the floor as his house was pulled away from around him. | Meanwhile James Krueger, a 49-year-old electrician, described how he clung to the floor as his house was pulled away from around him. |
| "It was like God was holding my leg and beating the **** out of me for everything I've done in my life," he said. | "It was like God was holding my leg and beating the **** out of me for everything I've done in my life," he said. |
| People have been returning from makeshift shelters to what remains of their homes, and President George W Bush is due to visit Tennessee on Friday. | People have been returning from makeshift shelters to what remains of their homes, and President George W Bush is due to visit Tennessee on Friday. |
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