U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that a tornado that killed at least 139 people in this small town a week ago was a national tragedy that will require a national response, according to Reuters.
"We're going to be here long after the (...)
The death toll from the massive tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri, reached 132 Friday, a city spokeswoman said, while the state worked to pare down the list of people missing and unaccounted for since the storm, according to AP.
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A massive storm system spawned twisters along a broad swath of the U.S. Midwest, with one city in Missouri hit with such force that dozens of cars were upended and entire neighborhoods were scrubbed to the earth, leaving only a forest of splintered (...)
Authorities say at least 89 people have died in the massive tornado that struck the southwest Missouri city of Joplin.
City manager Mark Rohr announced the number at a pre-dawn news conference outside the wreckage of a hospital that took a direct (...)
