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Missouri Releases List of Missing Persons from Joplin Tornado

By Chuck Sudo in News on May 26, 2011 8:30PM


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The Missouri Department of Public Safety released a list of persons missing from Sunday's devastating tornado that cut through the town of Joplin. The death toll from the tornado currently stands at 125, but as of this morning, 232 people are missing. The tornado is the largest single deadliest tornado in a half century.

If you know someone on the list who's safe and sound, please call 1-417-659-5464 to have them removed, and register on the Red Cross Safe and Well List.