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.
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.