Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Joplin MO Tornado List of Deceased as of May 31


The list of dead from the May 22 EF-5 Joplin Tornado continues to fluctuate- now confirmed at 123.


The Missouri Department of Public Safety says there are slightly more than 140 human remains still to be identified- and some of those may be from the same person(s).


UPDATE - 6:45 p.m.- The Associated Press is now reporting that 134 people have died in Joplin and environs as well as "everyone missing has now been accounted for" according to MO DPS officials.


The JOPLIN GLOBE has published a list of help resources for tornado victims HERE.


The updated fatality list as follows from the MO DPS (click on images for full size):
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