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Joplin, Mo., Before and After the Storm

Tornadoes killed 14 people overnight in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. The storm blew through Joplin, MO, where the death toll from Sunday’s storm is now 124. Terry Greene Sterling reports.

Published May 25 2011 10:58AM EDT

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---school-before_waqdji — Bing / Pictometry International Corp.

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---school-before_pnomcp — A school in Joplin, Mo., in a satellite image taken before the town was hit by a large tornado on Sunday, May 23.
Bing / Pictometry International Corp.

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---school-after_cxbtxu — The school seen on May 24. The tornado damaged a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses.
Charlie Riedel / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---horseshoe-before_uz6mjj — A neighborhood in Joplin, Mo., before the storm.
Bing / Pictometry International Corp.

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---horseshoe-after_wj6lmo — The neighborhood after the storm.
Charlie Riedel / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---center-before_o7ve1g — A shopping center in Joplin, Mo., before the storm.
Bing / Pictometry International Corp.

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---center-after_j8dp3g — The shopping center after the storm.
Charlie Riedel / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---depot-before_cttv2b — A Home Depot in Joplin, Mo., before the storm.
Bing / Pictometry International Corp.

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---depot-after_yuxvux — The Home Depot after the storm.
Charlie Riedel / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---apartments-before_jwsg9b — An apartment complex in Joplin, Mo., before the storm.
Bing / Pictometry International Corp.

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---apartments-after_geo9q4 — The apartment complex after the storm.
Charlie Riedel / AP Photo

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---walmart-before_meye4m — A Walmart in Joplin, Mo., before the storm.
Bing / Pictometry International Corp.

galleries/2011/05/25/joplin-mo-before-and-after-the-storm/joplin-before-after---walmart-after_bphfbo — The Walmart after the storm.
Charlie Riedel / AP Photo

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