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Tornado decimates Missouri city; number of deaths expected to riseBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Residents in Joplin, Missouri, braced for news of fatalities Monday after a vicious tornado flattened buildings, tossed cars and hurled debris up to 70 miles away. "I would say 75% of the town is virtually gone," said ... read more
How to Help Joplin MO Tornado Victims
To volunteer, call 1-800-427-4626 The Red Cross says volunteers are being mobilized and a shelter has been set up at Missouri Southern State College at 3950 E. Newman Road in Joplin at the Leggett & Platt Ath Center. For nurses or doctors looking to ... read more
Tornado wrecks parts of Joplin, Mo...Poll: Budget can be balanced without ...
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Officials worry a massive tornado that blasted a four-mile path across southwestern Missouri and slammed into the city of Joplin may have killed two dozen or more people. They're reluctant to give a death toll as they struggle with ... read more