Co-worker talked to an EMT who was in Joplin yesterday. He was so excited to go and be able to rescue people. Apparently, there was an apartment building across from the Home Depot, and the people from the apartments thought it would be a good idea to take shelter there (at HD). Out of everyone the team he was on pulled out, none had survived. The death count will also be much higher. He said that the official count contains those who they have been able to identify. There are several who they haven't been able to identify yet.
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