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Joplin Tornado Toll Rises as Engineers Inspect Damaged Hospital
In Joplin Missouri the tornado left at least 122 dead and 750 hurt while engineers entered the nine story St John’s Regional Medical Center to assess salvage potential. Officials say the search and rescue mode remains active as two more survivors were found and the city braces for more aftershocks.
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Mark Rohr
Oklahoma
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Kansas
St. John’s Regional Medical Center
Gary Pulsipher
Lynn Britton
Sisters of Mercy Health Systems
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C.J. Huff
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U.S
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