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Death toll rises to 118, Missouri governor says. A siren test is scheduled for Tuesday. First responder struck by lightning is in ICU. President Barack Obama plans to visit Missouri this weekend.

Wow, that's horrible. i wonder how much money is gonna be spent to fix the places that got hit.

I feel sorry for the people house and family that died and losted everything. Missouri's tornado is one of the million that hit in the U.S.A

A compromised levee in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, failed Tuesday. This is forcing authorities to order more evacuations in the region. The levee failed in at least four locations along a two-mile stretch. he failure was expected to send flood waters from the Black River racing into a populated but rural area of Butler County. Police performed 59 water rescues Monday alone.

I think river patrol or whoever takes care of the levees should most certainly watch over these levees more then they are. Obviously they aren't in the best shape anymore and should be fixed.

The Missouri tornado death toll as rose to 118 people dead and it is still rising as they look for more people that are trapped under their own houses. This tornado was one of the deadliest single U.S. tornado since modern record-keeping began more than 60 years ago.

With every tornado it just gets worse and if not its going to.

Natural disasters are a terrible thing to suffer from, because you can't blame anybody for your misfortunes. I think that people should read these articles and become more aware of how devastating they can be, and more people will be inclined to seek more protective shelter.

In the Midwest, it has potential of being a "historic flooding". Flooding in Kentucky and Missouri could eclipse records set in 1937. A levee in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, failed on Tuesday. People were asked to evacuate as soon as possible. Whereas in Bell City, Missouri when the levee failed, residence were said to be in no immediate danger.

The tornado that ripped Joplin, Missouri apart was one of the worst ever. The tornado reportedly killed 118 and the death toll is still rising. They have just began to scratch the surface of trying to find survivors. Although all of this may sound bad there have been many brilliant survival stories.

Their are severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes could erupt from northeast Texas into parts of Mississippi and Tennessee it's also touching parts of Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas and Louisiana

The Army Corps has blown up a levee in Missouri to save a town. The levee released water and flooded 130,000 acres of land in order to save a town. They say this was necessary in order to save lives. The town that was saved was Cairo.

It turned out to be a good thing because a town and people where saved and hopefully no one was hurt in the process.

It's better the levee was ruined instead of Cairo.

The tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri killed about 118 people and could have damages reaching 3 billion dollars in insured losses.

A devastating tornado hit Joplin, Mo., that killed at least 117 people. This tornado may have caused up to $3 billion dollars in damage & insured losses, according to an estimate from a catastrophe risk modeling firm released Tuesday.

this is very sad my cousin lives in Joplin with her family and was only about a hundred yards from the home depot that collapsed. there is barely anything left of her house. this is so sad for everyone involved in it.