Tornado rips through Southern Illinois county leaving two dead

Monday, April 22, 2002

A tornado that ripped through Southern Illinois on Sunday afternoon killed two people and injured dozens of others, authorities said. Several of the victims were flown to St. Louis hospitals.

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