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Elephant clearing debris in Joplin

 It’s all hands (and feet) on deck in Joplin, Missouri after a massive tornado leveled the town. This elephant was put to work to help clean up heavy debris.

 

It’s all hands (and feet) on deck in Joplin, Missouri after a massive tornado leveled the town. This elephant was put to work to help clean up heavy debris. It happened to be in the area via The Piccadilly Circus, which had been scheduled to perform.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol today confirmed 134 people died in the incident, and all people reported missing have now been located.

More than 8,000 homes and more than 500 commercial properties were damaged or destroyed in the tornado on May 22.