U.S. tornado: More than 230 peoples still missing

Four days after the deadliest single tornado in more than six decades tore through the middle of Joplin, Missouri, more than 230 people remain unaccounted for. The death toll rose Wednesday to 125 people, and officials have estimated more than 900 have been injured.

Search-and-rescue teams have made multiple sweeps through the destruction, using dozens of dogs and listening devices in hopes of picking up the survivors beneath the rubble. But no new survivors have been found since Tuesday.

The weather service said that the situation has now calmed and has suspended tornado watches and warnings for most of Mississippi, northwestern Alabama and central Kentucky.

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