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Rescuers hobbled by worst tornadoes since 1925
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Southerners have found their emergency safety net shredded as they try to emerge from the nation’s deadliest tornado disaster since the Great Depression.Emergency buildings are wiped out. Bodies are stored in refrigerated trucks. Authorities are begging for such basics as flashlights.