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Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , May 22, 2012 -- At 5:41pm a moment of silence is observed by thousands of people attending the 'Day of Unity' rememberance. Exactlly one-year ago on May 22, 2011 an EF5 tornado struck the city killing 161 residents and devastating one-third of the city. FEMA was there within hours to support first responders and help citizens recover. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , June 4, 2011 -- Volunteers and debris fill the streets of Joplin after a EF-5 tornado touched down on May 22, 2011. FEMA partners with federal, state and local governments, local businesses, volunteer and faith-based organizations to aid communities affected by disasters. Steve Zumwalt FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , May 22, 2012 -- Construction is still going strong a year after an EF5 tornado devastated a third of the city of Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. FEMA was in the city within hours of the event to provide assistant to the emergency responders and people affected by the tornado. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 8, 2011 -- Much of the debris from the May 22 EF-5 tornado that hit the city were trees. They were removed and turn into mulch. FEMA is in the city of help recovery efforts. Steve Zumwalt FEMA

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 1, 2011 -- The EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011. Atornado of this power can easily pickup vehicles. The tornado tore a path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Photo by: Elissa Jun/FEMA

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 10, 2011 -- Inside of the temporary Joplin High School. The EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011 tore a path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , Nov. 25, 2011 -- Juliana Brixey, Ella Smith and Jack Brixey read a memorial plaque in Cunningham Park which lists the people who lost their lives when an EF-5 tornado stuck Joplin, MO on May 22, 2011. FEMA was on site within hours supporting the city's efforts in search-and-rescue. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Lexington, Miss. , May 1, 2010 -- At the Ebenezer Community Volunteer Fire Station disaster staging area, FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Michael Bolch speaks with Mrs Marsha Barbour, wife of Governor Haley Barbour, as FEMA Deputy Joe Girot observes. FEMA is here in response to the deadly April 24 tornado. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , June 23, 2011 -- A wall of a house destroyed by an EF5 tornado rests on a pile of debris, awaiting expedited debris removal. FEMA is in the city to help disaster survivors. Suzanne Everson/FEMA.

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , May 22, 2012 -- Thousands of people participated in the 'Day of Unity' 4-mile Walk in observance of marking the 1-year anniversary of an EF5 tornado that struck the city on May 22, 2011 and devastated a third of the city. FEMA was there within hours to help first responders and citizens with the recovery efforts. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

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Title: Joplin Day Of Unity Walk

Production Date: 05/22/2012

Caption: Joplin, Mo. , May 22, 2012 -- Thousands of people participated in the 'Day of Unity' 4-mile Walk in observance of marking the 1-year anniversary of an EF5 tornado that struck the city on May 22, 2011 and devastated a third of the city. FEMA was there within hours to help first responders and citizens with the recovery efforts. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

Photographer Name: Steven Zumwalt

City/State: Joplin, MO

Keywords: Day of Unity ^ Walk ^ tornado ^ rememberance

Disasters: Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-1980)

Disaster Types: Severe Storm ^ Tornado

Categories: Ceremony ^ Feature Stories ^ Miscellaneous ^ Recovery ^ historical

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Long Beach Island, N.J., Nov. 11, 2012 -- Harriet Sojka and her son Jim Pressler clean up after Hurricane Sandy damaged their house. FEMA is working to provide assistance to people affected by Hurricane Sandy. Steve Zumwalt FEMA

St Charles, Mo., June 5, 2013 -- A Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team looks at a neighborhood damaged by a tornado. PDA is a joint assessment used to determine the magnitude and impact of an event's damage. The State uses the results of the PDA to determine if the situation is beyond the combined capabilities of the State and local resources and to verify the need for supplemental Federal assistance. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

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Flooding ^ Tornado ^ Winter Storm - Columbia, Mo. , October 20, 2011 -- Libby Turner, former federal coordinating officer (on screen) receives the Administrator's Exemplary Emergency Manager Award for her exceptional service on disasters DR 1961, DR 1980 and DR 4012 as some of her Missouri FEMA team look on via video teleconference in Columbia, Mo. Turner led the Missouri FEMA effort during the snow, flood and tornadoes that struck the state in 2011. Jace Anderson/FEMA

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Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , June 25, 2011 -- Volunteers collect debris along 15th Avenue in Joplin, after an EF-5 tornado struck the city on May 22. - Photo by Rossyveth Rey-Berríos/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces, local and state responders set up an operation area to continue rescue efforts into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Kurdish children sit in their family's tent at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

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