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DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — An interstate highway in Illinois reopened Tuesday after a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding dust from farm fields and led to
The crashes on Interstate 55 in Montgomery County left nearly 40 people injured and six dead, with two remaining unidentified, authorities said.
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying two of the six people who died in a massive pile-up on Interstate 55 south of Springfield as a windstorm kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust.
Citing danger caused by high winds, authorities have closed a stretch of Interstate 55 in Montgomery County where multiple crashes took place Monday, killing six and injuring dozens.
Climate models show the United States will likely see more dust storms as rising temperatures dry out the ground and rains fall less frequently.