Tornado ruins 5,000 properties in St. Louis
A tornado ripped through St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday, killing at least five people and damaging 5,000 properties as it tore off roofs, knocked down power lines and swept through a major thoroughfare during rush-hour traffic, officials said.




























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A man works inside his damaged home caused by a tornado in St. Louis, Missouri, May 18.REUTERS
Volunteers pass fallen bricks from homes damaged by a tornado in St. Louis, Missouri, May 18.REUTERS
Bricks lie on a bed in a destroyed bedroom caused by a tornado in St. Louis, Missouri, May 18.REUTERS
A young woman packs up belongings in a bedroom inside a house that was damaged by a tornado in St. Louis, Missouri, May 18.REUTERS
A woman carries a container from her home that was damaged by the tornado in St. Louis, Missouri, May 18.REUTERS
Volunteers clear a path to a home from the downed trees caused by the tornado in St. Louis, Missouri, May 18.REUTERS
A family picks up items at a community table provided by williams Temple Church of God and Christ after the tornado in St. Louis, Missouri, May 18.REUTERS
Volunteers and community members work distributing supplies for the families affected by the tornado in St. Louis, Missouri, May 18.REUTERS
A woman searches through the rubble of a collapsed home caused by the tornado in St. Louis, Missouri, May 18.REUTERS
A woman searches through a pile of bricks and debris, standing where a home once stood, in the aftermath of a tornado, in St. Louis, Missouri, May 17.REUTERS
Halsey Cleaners is left crumbling after a powerful tornado in St. Louis, Missouri, May 17.REUTERS
Centennial Christian Church damaged after a tornado struck in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., May 17.REUTERS
A drone view shows houses damaged after a tornado struck in St. Louis, Missouri, May 17.REUTERS
A drone view shows a house damaged after a tornado struck in St. Louis, Missouri, May 17.