BRANSON, Mo - Authorities say 10 people have been killed in small town in the US state of Illinois by severe storms that slammed the Midwest.
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Carissa Westfall helps salvage products from Nature's Sunshine Health Foods store in Branson, Missouri, February 29, 2012. [Photo/Agencies] |
A spokeswoman for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency says the coroner's office in the small town of Harrisburg has reported the updated death toll.
The storm hit the area around 5 am, causing widespread damage.