Joplin death toll climbs
JOPLIN, Mo (Reuters) – The death toll from a monster tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri, on Wednesday rose to 125 after an overnight search turned up more bodies but no new survivors, authorities said.
Search teams pressed on through a harsh night of more stormy weather following the monster tornado that devastated the town of 50,000 on Sunday.
Using cadaver dogs and heavy equipment, they sought both the living and the dead amid the wreckage of homes, business, schools and churches.
About 1,500 people have been reported missing and some 750 people were injured, according to authorities.
A fresh line of tornadoes and thunderstorms rumbled through the Midwest again Tuesday night, bringing more death and destruction to the region, though sparing Joplin.
The storms killed at least seven people and injured many more as tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma, Kansas and into Arkansas.
(Reporting by Carey Gillam; Editing by Jerry Norton)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110525/ts_nm/us_usa_weather_tornadoes
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