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Leonardo DiCaprio has lent his support to another campaign - he is helping to rebuild an American city devastated by tornados.

Extreme weather made life miserable from one end of the United States to the other, with people forced out of their homes by wildfires and major flooding.

Hovering in a helicopter over a destroyed Kansas town, US President George Bush today got his first look at the astonishing damage caused by last week's killer tornado.

A fresh wave of tornadoes ripped through south-west Kansas today, a day after a massive twister all but destroyed the town, killing nine and injuring dozens more.