Over a hundred are dead in the wake of a tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo.Sunday evening. Hundreds more are still missing, and families and friends are desperately trying to find their loved ones. Scott Meeker, enterprise editor for the Joplin Globe, set up a Facebook page to help people find missing loved ones. He shares some of the heart wrenching stories.
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