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updated 2:02 p.m.EDT, Mon May 23, 2011

Twister kills 89 in Joplin, Missouri

Parts of the city are unrecognizable. Mangled cars are everywhere. Homes look like junkyards. One man said the "evil monster" destroyed his house in 60 seconds.

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Hospital X-rays found 70 miles away

It was a typical Sunday night at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri -- until a killer tornado slammed into it. Afterward, patient X-rays were found 70 miles away. FULL STORY | MILES OF DESTRUCTION

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