Tornado rips through Missouri, kills 5
By DW
06 April 2023 |
6:55 pm
The tornado that hit Missouri is the third in a series of massive storms that have wreaked havoc in the United States over the past two weeks. The impact of the tornado was most severe in the village Glen Allen.
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