Monday, May 23, 2011

Tornado Update

Over 116 people have been killed and over 1100 injured by a tornado in Joplin, Missouri last night. From The Joplin Globe: Joplin officials are putting the fatality count from Sunday’s tornado at 116 as of this afternoon, but the death toll is still expected to climb. More than 1,000 people have been transported to area hospitals since the storm hit.
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More than 1,150 people have been treated for injuries stemming from the tornado that struck Joplin at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x1934378461/Death-toll-hits-116
Listening to the Jasper County Sheriff's radio via the Internet, I heard reports that people were looting the Wal-Mart in Joplin, showing the desperation some people are going through.
People are helping out their neighbor and Joplin is getting all kind of supplies from all over the United States.
There continues to be tornado warnings throughout the country today, but it doesn't seem as bad as yesterday.

Here is a video of people who were in basement of a store or house along several other people when the tornado hit their building. It is mostly dark and you cannot see but the audio is scary.

Please donate to the tornado victims in Missouri and Alabama as they will need help for days, weeks and months to come.

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