The May 16 tornado caused an estimated $1.6 billion in damage. (Credit: Dan Ross/Adobe Stock)
It’s been a month and a half since St. Louis was hit by a devastating tornado, but recovery efforts are just beginning in many places, due to a slow response from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
On May 16, a mile-wide tornado cut a 22-mile path through the area, damaging or destroying 16,000 buildings and killing five people. Damage is estimated at $1.6 billion, the biggest weather disaster for Missouri since a tornado hit Joplin in 2011.
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Corey Dahl
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