Tornado-Hit Alabama Declared Disaster Area
<i> United Press International</i>
WASHINGTON — President Bush declared Friday that a major disaster exists in the state of Alabama, clearing the way for federal aid to repair the damage caused by a killer tornado earlier last week.
The tornado hit Nov. 8 and cut a four-mile-long swath of destruction through Huntsville, Ala., killing at least 17 people and injuring at least 463.
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