Tornados in Central USA Claim More Lives

The number of victims from the tornado that fell upon the city of Joplin, Missouri increased to 125. Similar tornados have been registered in the night in nearby Estates, this have left 13 casualties.

The tornado that fell in Joplin on Sunday left 823 people wounded while 1,500 continue to be missing. Eight people have died in Oklahoma, meanwhile Kansas officials reported two casualties due to a series of electric storms and tornados.

The authorities in Joplin have established control outposts and allowed residents to return to their destroyed homes to scavenge their valuables. The flights from Tuesday night in the International Dallas Airport were cancelled when several hailstones with the size of a golf ball fell upon the area.

Source: Reuters