Photo images of the day

Link here to the Daily mail has more incredible images of the devastation wrought by the tornado that wripped through Joplin, MO, last week.

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Apocalyptic fury...




On a more encouraging note:

Brian Wing was home in Houston on Monday morning, watching footage from this tornado-shredded town, when he saw something that shocked him — the reporter for the Weather Channel teared up.

"He sees this stuff a lot," Wing recalled reasoning, "and when he broke down, I knew it was a big deal."

The next day, Wing arrived in Joplin just ahead of a new storm system. He took refuge in the basement of a Red Cross shelter when tornado sirens sounded, and slept in his rental van, windows rolled down so any additional alerts would wake him. Then he rose at dawn and joined an army of volunteers who have made startling progress at getting this battered city back on its feet.

The L.A. Times has the details on the outpouring of support from people all over this country for the people of Joplin, here.