The Manhattan Mercury from Manhattan, Kansas • 13

THE MANHATTAN I IV LOCAL NEWS II LI I) A 12, 2 0 0 8 B3 viinidl Us- The Manhattan tornado left a path of destruction in its wake -'a c. sr 1 1 -J-wvV'f J'Vnsl fO v' ft --Ai- A f. -W' -V Staff photos by David Mayes rtej 1 1 Ry Reseat ,1 4 1 s- USDA researcher Ming Chen picks up broken glass from his greenhouse where he studies Hessian Flies, a wheat pest at K-State Thursday morning. J.jirBirtiniiriwi i V-4 .3 V', -v V'V ,7 L.y j. A man examnines an overturned car near Little Apple Toyota Honday Thursday morning.

The car dealership was extensively damaged by the storm. K-State graduate itudent. Matthew Berg, with his 1999 Ford Ranger behind Waters Hall Thursday morning. Berg said he parked the truck and ran for the shelter of the physics lab about two minutes before the tornado hit Wednesday night 1 i i rj 7. 'SCITf 1 0 Staff photo by Luk Townsend Darrell Phillips peers out of his side door to assess the damage done to hit house last night by the tornado.

His house lays in rubble. A woman and her dog evacuate the Miller Ranch area near a damaged house early in the morning hours Thursday..