Good News in Joplin Tonight: Unaccounted For List Falls to Under 50 Deaths Don't Climb

It truly is a miracle when you look at the devastation that reminds Joplin of the tornado one week ago tonight. There is some good news in Joplin tonight.

On Wednesday, it was reported that 1500 people were unaccounted for. Tonight that number is 49. As well, the number of dead remained at 139 tonight. Considering the intensity of this tornado, that is an amazing number. It could have been much worse, and I feared it was going to be much worse.

KY3 reports:

There are now 43 people who remain unaccounted for a week after a massive tornado hit Joplin.

Mike O'Connell, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Public Safety, told The Associated Press on Sunday that the number of unaccounted "just dropped" to 43 because of the latest deceased whose next-of-kin have been notified. The number had stood at about 100.

Earlier this week, it was reported there were approximately 200 bodies unidentified at a make shift morgue. It does appear the total dead will fall just below 200 once the other bodies have been found and identified.

A miracle when you consider where this tornado hit. It could have been much worse. Joplin mourns those who passed away, but are thankful for the lives that were spared.