At least 116 people died in a massive tornado that left a path of destruction nearly a mile wide through the heart of Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday. The cyclone destroyed hundreds of homes and vehicles, as well as a high school and a hospital. Rescue teams have been working hard to find and assist as many people as possible, even as another storm system passes through region today. Tens of thousands are now living without power around this small city, where an estimated 30 percent of the structures were flattened or damaged by the massive storm. Collected here are some images of the aftermath in Joplin as residents and rescue workers survey what remains.
The damaged St. John's Regional Medical Center is seen in the distance through tornado debris in Joplin, Missouri, on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging the hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 89 people.#
Janet Martin attempts to salvage medication and mementos from her brother's home before a second storm moves in, on May 23, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. "Twenty minutes before the storm, he left to go to church. He would have been in that basement if he hadn't gone," Martin said.#
A man carries a young girl who was rescued after being trapped with her mother in their home after a tornado hit Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011.#
A commercial neighborhood in Joplin, Missouri, is seen Monday, May 23, 2011, after it was leveled by a tornado that caused heavy damage on Sunday afternoon.#
Emergency personnel walk through a neighborhood severely damaged by a tornado near the Joplin Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday, May 22, 2011.#
An emergency worker carries a girl to safety from the remains of Academy Sports in Joplin, Missouri, after a tornado struck the city on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011.#
Emergency vehicles line up along northbound Rangeline Road in Joplin, Missouri, after a tornado swept through the city in Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011.#
Storm clouds dwarf a farm near Lamar, Missouri, as the sun sets Sunday, May 22, 2011. The storm earlier produced a large tornado moved through much of Joplin, Missouri, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses.#
Sheila Donham (right) and volunteers tend to an injured dog as they comb a neighborhood hard hit by a devastating tornado in Joplin, Missouri May 23, 2011.#
Ted Grabenauer, of Joplin, looks at heavy duty equipment operators clearing the street in the early morning hours in Joplin, Missouri May 23, 2011, the day after a devastating tornado hit the town.#
The wall of a home in Joplin, Missouri, is seen Monday, May 23, 2011, after it was damaged by a tornado that destroyed nearly 30 percent of the town on Sunday afternoon.#
William Jackson, left, and Ashley Martin, volunteer firefighters from Oklahoma, survey the wreckage of destroyed homes in Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday, May 22, 2011.#
Evelyn Knoblauch sorts through the personal belongings of one of her children after their home was damaged when a devastating tornado hit Joplin, Missouri, on May 23, 2011.#
Jean Logan reacts as she sees the damage to her home in Joplin, Missouri, Monday, May 23, 2011. Logan and her granddaughter rode out the storm in the laundry room.#
Rescue workers in lime-green jackets search for bodies and survivors inside the damaged St. John's hospital in Joplin, Missouri, on Monday, May 23, 2011.#
A view of the devastation after a tornado blew the roof off the St. John's Regional Medical Center, where about 180 patients cowered and were eventually evacuated in Joplin, Missouri May 23, 2011.#
Maggie Kelley and her husband, Trey Adams hug their dog, Saint, after finding him amid the rubble of her home in Joplin, Missouri, Monday, May 23, 2011.#
(1 of 5) The following five photos come from photographer Aaron DuRall, titled "Six Blocks Away From My Home". Mammatus clouds above the wreckage in Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. Original here.#
(5 of 5) Photographer Aaron DuRall: "What you see here is real. This is love between the best of friends. This is two of my best friends in the world, Seth Kirkland and Miles Williams. Miles and his brother Chuck came all the way to our side of town to check on us. What you see in Miles' face in the next couple of photos says it all. My friends and I have a real bond. We love one another and without each other, we fall down and are nothing. I love you both, Chucky and Miles. Thank you." Original here.#
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