U.S. Sen. John Hawley, R-Mo., says he wants answers after reports the Federal Emergency Management Agency delayed response to the May 16 EF3 tornado that ripped through St. Louis.

In a letter to FEMA, Hawley said residents of disaster areas should receive approved federal assistance in a "timely manner.”

“St. Louis city officials have reported delays in the distribution of federal assistance,” Hawley wrote. “Some reports indicate that various aspects of the approved aid, however, have yet to arrive."

The tornado touched down near the eastern edge of Clayton before tearing through the northern parts of St. Louis. All told, it left a path of destruction roughly 23 miles long.

St. Louis estimated the tornado damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 properties, and it killed four people. It m

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