In photos: The scene after a destructive and deadly tornado tore through southeastern Missouri
In photos: The scene after a destructive and deadly tornado tore through southeastern Missouri - The Washington Post
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At least four people were killed and many were injured after a tornado tore through Bollinger County in Missouri in the middle of the night. Damage from the strike appeared most significant in the village of Glenallen, about 100 miles south of St. Louis, officials said Wednesday. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images
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A drone surveys the damage from a tornado that hit southeast Missouri and caused widespread destruction and killed and injured multiple people.
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The frame of a destroyed trailer home in Glenallen, Mo.
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Debris and wreckage is scattered after a tornado touched down in Glenallen.
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A man surveys debris outside his destroyed home in Glenallen.
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Debris and wreckage is piled up near a damaged house in Glenallen.
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Trees and other debris block a residential bridge in Glenallen.
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A view of damage in Glenallen.
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Glenallen residents clean up after the tornado.
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Personal items rest next to an uprooted tree in Glenallen.
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First responders perform a search and rescue patrol in Glenallen.
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An overturned and destroyed RV in Glenallen.
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A damaged ceiling fan rests along a Glenallen street.
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First responders conduct search and rescue efforts in Glenallen.
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Residents survey the damage to their home in Glenallen.
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Wreckage and debris in Glenallen
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First responders survey a destroyed trailer in Glenallen.
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A destroyed Glenallen business.
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First responders walk to secure a damaged structure in Glenallen.
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A woman walks her dogs while passing by wreckage in Glenallen.
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A man walks debris in Glenallen.
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A vehicle on its side rests amid downed trees in Glenallen.
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Debris rests in a creek and along its banks in Glenallen.
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