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New Schools to Open in Joplin, Mo., After Tornado

Three new schools will open in Joplin, Missouri, this week, the latest step in the town's recovery from a devastating 2011 tornado that killed 161 people and destroyed 8,000 buildings.

By Kevin Murphy, Reuters | Updated on January 06, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Three new schools will open in Joplin, Missouri, this week, the latest step in the town’s recovery from a devastating 2011 tornado that killed 161 people and destroyed 8,000 buildings.

The tornado that hit Joplin on May 22, 2011, was the single deadliest in the United Statessince records were first kept in 1950, according to federal agencies that track storm impacts.

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