Missouri: Tornado death toll hits 89

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At least 89 people died and the toll is expected to climb, after a monster tornado roared.

23 May,2011 08:20 pm

“It is indeed a sad day in Joplin. It is with a heavy heart that I report that we have 89 confirmed deaths due to this tornado,” said Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr. Rescue crews from throughout the region were deployed to the town of about 50,000 people to help dig through the rubble, and aid those left injured and homeless.“The city’s initial priority is to take care of the injured by completing a thorough search and rescue effort in cooperation with many of the areas emergency medical service personnel. We have continued this through the night and anticipate that this effort will be going on for the next couple of days, Rohr said.