Updated at 8:45 p.m. ET: HARRISBURG, Ill. — At least 12 people were killed — including several crushed by debris — as tornadoes marched across the Midwest, flattening parts of several towns including the tourist hub of Branson, Mo. Hardest hit was Harrisburg, where four women and two men died, some 100 others were injured and more than 200 homes were destroyed or damaged. Most if not all the Harrisburg dead were killed by a home tossed atop their own property early Wednesday, a witness said.
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