Severe Storms / by Justin Merriman




TOP: Harry Orlando, 74, is consoled by Kathy Vargo, who works nearby along Fifth Avenue in the Soho section of the city, and came to check on his safety after the building where his business is located collapsed during severe thunderstorms that passed through the region on Thursday evening, August 9, 2007. MIDDLE: Geneva Johnson, 18, embraces her aunt Mary Broddie, 77, who's home along Fifth Avenue was heavily damaged and partially collapsed. BOTTOM: Harry Orlando, 74, stands across the street from his barber shop along Fifth Avenue where he has worked since he was 6 years old.