1 dead after powerful storm leaves devastation in Midwest

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Downed trees and other debris cover front yards in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a powerful storm moved through Iowa on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette via AP)

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of thousands across the Midwest remained without power after a powerful storm packing 100 mph winds battered the region. Monday’s storms caused widespread damage and the death of a 73-year-old woman found clutching a young boy in her storm-battered mobile home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Officials say Isabel E. Atencio died at a hospital after firefighters pulled her from debris and the boy believed to be her grandson had minor injuries. The storm known as a derecho tore from eastern Nebraska across Iowa and parts of Wisconsin and Illinois, causing widespread property and crop damage. The storm left downed trees and power lines that blocked roadways in Chicago and its suburbs. In Iowa, three mobile coronavirus testing sites were temporarily closed after suffering storm damage.