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Monster tornado hits US
Updated: 2011-05-24 09:31
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Emergency workers and residents walk through a neighborhood after a devastating tornado hit Joplin, Missouri May 23, 2011. At least 116 people have died in a monster tornado that left a path of destruction nearly a mile (1 km) wide through the heart of Joplin, Missouri, and directly hit the small Midwestern city's main hospital, local officials said on Monday.[Photo/Agencies] |
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