Joplin tornado toll climbs to 117
Date: 5/23/2011 Album ID: 1253761
Photos by Robert Cohen and J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Joplin, MO: Authorities warned that the death toll could climb as search and rescue workers continued their efforts in the aftermath of the massive tornado that tore a 6-mile path across southwestern Missouri.
5/23/11  Monday   Joplin --

Willard firefighters wait for the body of a woman killed by the tornado to be picked up
Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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The parking lot of Dillon's grocery store is littered with destroyed cars Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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Mason Pliler, 16, helps retrieve belongings with Meaghan Rion, 22, Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo.. Pliler said he moved in just two weeks ago.
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Residents of the Hampshire Terrace Apartments retrieve belongings Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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Richard Mazur, 46, had just retrieved his birth certificate and social security card from his destroyed apartment Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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Sandy Potter, 59, and her daughter Melissa Keeling, 39, survey the damage to their destroyed apartments at the Hampshire Terrace Apts. Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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Melissa Keeling, 39, hugs her son Caleb, 20, as they try to retrieve any belongings from their destroyed apartment Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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Search and rescue crews walk through the devastation Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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Debris hangs from the trees along 20th Street
Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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A new storm moves over the region near the destroyed Hampshire Terrace Apartments Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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Cory Russell, 13, helps retrieve family belongings from the Hampshire Terrace Apartments Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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Willard firefighters wait for the body of a woman killed by the tornado to be picked up
Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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Willard firefighters remove the body of a woman killed Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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A new storm moved through the area hampering cleanup and rescuer efforts Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo..
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Joplin police search through an apartment after reports that the occupant had not been seen
Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo.. Sunday.
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A new storm moved through the area over the devastation Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo.. Sunday.
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A new storm moved through the area over the devastation Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo.. Sunday.
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Cars litter a park across the street from St. John's Regional Medical Center Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo.Sunday.
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Cars are piled on top of each other in the parking lot of St. John's Regional Medical Center Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo.Sunday. The hospital was severely damaged and suffered many injuries.
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Rescue crews make their way through the destruction looking for survivors and bodies Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo. Sunday.
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