A powerful 200 mph tornado -- the most damaging single twister in 60 years -- shattered the city of Joplin, MO on May 22, 2011, claiming 141 lives, injuring 750 and damaging 8,000 structures. Thousands are left homeless and displaced amid profound destruction and great need.
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