Tornado leaves 24 dead in Missouri

CHICAGO - Hurricane Tornado on Sunday (22 / 5) in the City of Joplin, Missouri State has killed 24 people. Similarly, local media reported, The Springfield News.

According to the newspaper, officials from emergency management office of the Springfield-Greene County Ryan Nicholls confirmed that 24 people were killed in the disaster. City of Joplin is located just a few miles from the border of Kansas and Oklahoma

"Home Depot is damaged, destroyed Walmart. Gas filling station, the buildings were also damaged. Everywhere, I could see the heavy damage or severely damaged, "said John Miller, a freelance photographer for the newspaper.

"I saw the firefighters and the medical release from a girl in the car at Home Depot," he added.

This tornado occurred less than a month after a tornado that killed 354 people in seven states of the United States (U.S.).

Governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon declared a state of national emergency and national guard troops were deployed to help victims in areas that were severely damaged, including the City of Joplin in which a tornado struck St. John's Regional Treatment Center.

"This hurricane has already caused severe damage along the Missouri and the citizens continue to face extraordinary risks both to the life and belongings," said Nixon.

"As a nation, we are mobilizing all resources to save the citizens of Missouri, look for the missing and provide emergency medical services and began a recovery," he added.

He also warned that the storm is not over. "I urge Missouri residents to pay attention to the serious weather information and follow any instructions and warnings from emergency staff because of this deadly storm continues to move across our country," he concluded.