156 Missing After Tornado in Joplin, Missouri
Officials in the central U.S. state of Missouri say 156 people are still missing, days after a tornado cut through the city of Joplin, leaving a path of death and destruction.
Authorities in Joplin say 90 people from the original missing persons list, which totaled 232, have been found alive, while 22 others were added to the list as missing. Officials say six people on the missing list were found among the dead, while two of the names were duplicates.
The death toll so far from Sunday's violent weather is 126.
The tornado tore apart homes, crushed cars and snapped trees. It was the deadliest single tornado in the United States in more than six decades.
U.S. President Barack Obama is to travel to Joplin on Sunday. He has pledged the federal government will help victims recover and rebuild.
Elsewhere, emergency officials have reported at least 14 deaths in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas, which were hit by tornadoes Tuesday and Wednesday.
Last month, more than 300 people were killed in twisters in the southern United States.
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Authorities in Joplin say 90 people from the original missing persons list, which totaled 232, have been found alive, while 22 others were added to the list as missing. Officials say six people on the missing list were found among the dead, while two of the names were duplicates.
The death toll so far from Sunday's violent weather is 126.
The tornado tore apart homes, crushed cars and snapped trees. It was the deadliest single tornado in the United States in more than six decades.
U.S. President Barack Obama is to travel to Joplin on Sunday. He has pledged the federal government will help victims recover and rebuild.
Elsewhere, emergency officials have reported at least 14 deaths in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas, which were hit by tornadoes Tuesday and Wednesday.
Last month, more than 300 people were killed in twisters in the southern United States.
fuente: http://www.voanews.com/
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