One Year Later: Before and After the Joplin Tornado
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People walk through the rubble after a massive tornado struck on May 22, 2011, in Joplin, Missouri.
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One year after a tornado destroyed much of Joplin, Mo., new homes have been built on what was once piles of rubble. The EF-5 tornado killed 161 people.
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Joplin, Mo., on May 23, 2011, after an EF-5 tornado destroyed a large swath of the city and killed 161 people.
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The same scene in Joplin on May 7, 2012.
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Beverly Winans hugs her daughter Debbie Surlin while salvaging items from Winans' devastated home in Joplin on May 25, 2011.
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The same scene in Joplin on May 7, 2012.
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Patrick O'Banion salvages items from his devastated home on May 28, 2011.
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The same scene in Joplin on May 7, 2012.
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Armored car courier Josh Beck works to salvage cash from an ATM which was damaged and tossed approximately 20 feet when a massive tornado passed through Joplin.
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One year after the tornado the ATM machine and rubble have been removed.
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Maddie Meek and her mother Dina Meek salvage what they can from her sister-in-law's home after it was destroyed when a massive tornado struck in Joplin.
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One year after the tornado the destroyed buildings and rubble have been removed and new homes have been built.
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A damaged grocery store after a massive tornado passed through the town in Joplin.
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One year later, the building next to the store has been restored, but the store is still damaged.
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A home is under construction as the town rebuilds from the catastrophic tornado that hit one year ago.
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Camryn Dean plays in the newly built tornado shelter behind her mother's rebuilt home in the heart of what was once nothing but debris and destroyed homes after a tornado hit the neighborhood.
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The foundations of homes are all that remain after the debris has been cleared from the catastrophic tornado.
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The Joplin High School sign in front of the rubble of the school after the letters H and E were placed on it reading "Hope" as the town rebuilds.
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