After the Tornado - Day Three Pics

Photos and text by John Mallinak

I have attached more photos of another part of town, Rangeline Road. It is a major commercial district.

I understand that many people were killed at Home Depot and many were injured or killed at the Rangeline Wal-Mart. Photos of both these places are in this group as well as photos of other places along this busy street.

Between these pics and the ones posted earlier this week, you will have seen just over 1/2 of the destruction.

FEMA upgraded the tornado to an F5 (strongest category) and says 8,000 structures (including individual apartments) have been destroyed or compromised in the Joplin area. FEMA now says that this is the 8th worst tornado disaster.