Death Toll Rises to Nearly 100 From Missouri Tornado

Much of this southwestern Missouri city lay in ruins on Monday after a massive tornado, the latest storm to ravage the Midwest and South this spring, tore through the area, killing at least 90 people. Officials say they expect the death toll to climb.

The twister, which touched down at about 6 p.m. Sunday in this city of 48,000 people, ripped apart buildings, started fires and uprooted trees.

As much as 30 percent of the town was damaged, including more than 2,000 buildings, among them a nursing home and several schools, firehouses and large stores, including a Wal-Mart and a Home Depot.