David Eulitt

Joplin in 2011, the worst year: Joplin Tornado 2011

Erick Castor, lower right, whose Joplin, Mo. home was destroyed by an EF-5 tornado that swept through the city's central section, killing 161, injuring 900 and nearly $2 billion in property damage, paused during a prayer on May 26, 2011, at a public forum for victims of the tornado to find information about assistance programs.
Joplin Tornado 2011, photo by David Eulitt / The Kansas City Star ©

Erick Castor, lower right, whose Joplin, Mo. home was destroyed by an EF-5 tornado that swept through the city's central section, killing 161, injuring 900 and nearly $2 billion in property damage, paused during a prayer on May 26, 2011, at a public forum for victims of the tornado to find information about assistance programs.