Home in Joplin (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Home in Joplin

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The 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, was one of the most destructive in US history -- killing 161 people, injuring 1,150 and destroying approximately one-third of the city's homes.

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