230 missing after deadly US tornado

More than 230 people remain unaccounted for four days after the deadliest single tornado in more than six decades tore through the middle of Joplin, Missouri, officials said last night.

By The Newsroom

Published 26th May 2011, 17:40 BST

Updated 26th May 2011, 22:55 BST

Andrea Spillars, deputy director and general counsel for the Missouri Department of Public Safety, said the 232 names would be released later. She urged survivors to check in.