MPR News PM Update

April 18, 2022

Cleanup continues in the small town of Taopi in southern Minnesota, after a tornado destroyed nearly half the homes in town  last week.  

The EF2 tornado hit last Tuesday night, sweeping through the town of less than 100 people. Officials say 10 of the town's 24 homes are total losses.

Amy Lammey, the Mower County emergency manager, says people in Taopi who lost their homes are so far planning to rebuild in the same place, and are working their way through insurance claims.

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