Joplin Death Toll up to 125 People, 1000 Injured...

Most of Joplin had been searched by noon today for survivors, according to the State Emergency Management Agency. Three of the search teams have been dismissed, and a team from St. Louis team will be working with the cadaver dogs which are specially trained to sniff for bodies. The death toll is at least 125, making it the deadliest single twister since the weather service began keeping official records in 1950. St. John’s plans to build a mobile hospital by Sunday at or near the Joplin hospital that was hit by the tornado, officials announced this morning. The mobile hospital will have 60 beds, an emergency room area and will be able to withstand 100 mph winds, said St. John’s spokeswoman Cora Scott. Medical staff will be able to do surgery there and perform imaging tests. The hospital is currently providing some medical services at the nearby Memorial Hall, but the mobile hospital will allow staff to provide more care for the people in Joplin. More than 1,000 people have been treated for injuries stemming from the tornado that struck Joplin at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Freeman Health System in Joplin treated 467 people in the hours immediately after the tornado struck. More than 396 people sought treatment for injuries Sunday night at hospitals outside of Joplin. That was continuing on Monday.