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The first funeral of a confirmed victim of last Sunday’s devastating tornado in the city of Joplin in the US state of Missouri has been held.<\/p>\n
It came as the death toll from the tornado – the deadliest in more than 60 years – rose from 125 to 132, local officials said.<\/p>\n
But they say a new list of 232 missing has dropped to 156 after dozens of people were accounted for.<\/p>\n
Rescuers with dogs are continuing their search for more survivors in Joplin.<\/p>\n
“We’re going to be in a search and rescue mode until we remove the last piece of debris,” city manager Mark Rohr was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.<\/p>\n
The tornado, with winds reaching 200mph (322km\/h), injured more than 900 people and wrecked as much as a third of the city, making it one of the most destructive in US history.<\/p>\n
Another series of tornadoes struck Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 16 people.<\/p>\n
Slow identification<\/span><\/p>\nOn Friday, hundreds of mourners gathered in a church in Galena, just over the Kansas border, for the funeral of Adam Dewayne Darnaby – one of the first confirmed victims of the tornado in Joplin.<\/p>\n
During the service, Mr Darnaby was described by his friends as a devout Christian, who was “too busy living”.<\/p>\n
He died just four days short of his 28th birthday.<\/p>\n
At least 19 bodies have been released to their families and relatives, but many bodies are yet to be formally identified – much to the distress of relatives and friends, who are angry at the delay.<\/p>\n
The authorities stress that, wherever possible, they prefer to base identifications on DNA, medical records and also distinguishing features such as tattoos and piercings.<\/p>\n
“It is important that we be absolutely accurate in this process,” said Andrea Spillars, deputy director at the Missouri Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n
This comes after a woman reportedly misidentified one victim as her son in the chaotic hours after the tornado hit.<\/p>\n
Department spokesman Seth Bundy said 90 people on its list of unaccounted had been found alive.<\/p>\n
But he added: “Are there individuals who are on the missing list and in fact deceased and in the morgue? Yes. How many, I won’t speculate.”<\/p>\n
US President Barack Obama plans to visit Joplin – home to 49,000 people – on Sunday to take part in a community memorial service.<\/p>\n
City officials have already sent a request to the federal emergency agency for assistance in removing the rubble.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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