Multiple people dead after Missouri tornado

A tornado killed multiple people Wednesday in southeastern Missouri, officials said.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clark Parrott said the tornado went through Bollinger County, about 50 miles south of St. Louis, at about 3:45 p.m. and caused "multiple injuries and multiple deaths," according to the Associated Press. 

Parrott did not say how many people were impacted by the storm or where but said: "The damage is pretty widespread. It’s just heartbreaking to see it."

The tornado hit less than a week after 26 people were killed in tornadoes across the United States.