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Disaster in Missouri

 
This aerial photograph shows a neighborhood destroyed by a powerful tornado in Joplin, Mo. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. A tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 116 people.
This aerial photograph shows a neighborhood destroyed by a powerful tornado in Joplin, Mo. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. A tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 116 people.
Parrish Evans calls to his rescue dog, Jody, as he searches through wreckage for the body of a missing at Greenbriar Nursing Home in Joplin, MO.
Parrish Evans calls to his rescue dog, Jody, as he searches through wreckage for the body of a missing at Greenbriar Nursing Home in Joplin, MO.
This aerial photo shows a neighborhood destroyed by the powerful tornado in Missouri.  The tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 122 people.
This aerial photo shows a neighborhood destroyed by the powerful tornado in Missouri. The tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 122 people.
A torn and muddied American flag flies outside a boiler company as employees search through the wreckage of their office on the east side of Joplin, MO.  The workers said the flag was not theirs, but that they had found it in the building's debris,...
A torn and muddied American flag flies outside a boiler company as employees search through the wreckage of their office on the east side of Joplin, MO. The workers said the flag was not theirs, but that they had found it in the building's debris, apparently carried there by the storm.
This image shows the severely damaged St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, MO.
This image shows the severely damaged St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, MO.
Ronnie Wilson pulls items from the trunk of his damaged car at an apartment complex in Joplin.  Wilson and his fiancee survived the tornado in the apartment at rear of the photo by huddling in the unit's bathroom.
Ronnie Wilson pulls items from the trunk of his damaged car at an apartment complex in Joplin. Wilson and his fiancee survived the tornado in the apartment at rear of the photo by huddling in the unit's bathroom.