Tornado Ravaged Families In Joplin Granted Housing Extension

CREATED Oct. 10, 2012

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  JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Some families who lost their homes in the Joplin tornado have been given a seven-month extension to stay in government housing.

 The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the temporary housing units in Joplin will stay available until next June.

But families will be charged rent beginning in December.