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EUA enfrentam tornado mais mortal em 50 anos

Postado por Unknown 29 de maio de 2011 +A +/- -A -A

O tornado mais mortal dos últimos 50 anos nos Estados Unidos impressiona pelos números, pelas imagens e pelo impacto que causa na mídia, mesmo aquela já habituada com “temporadas de furacões”. Já foram contabilizados 122 mortos, 750 pessoas estão feridas e em torno de 1,5 mil desaparecidas. Os prejuízos estão na casa dos bilhões de dólares, e a cidade de Joplin será uma ferida aberta por muito tempo."VEJA AS FOTOS" Segundo o Serviço Meteorológico Nacional dos EUA, 73 tornados assolaram nove estados no último fim de semana. Nos jornais do Missouri, onde fica o município, as capas dos jornais dão uma dimensão ínfima do que deve ter sido a tormenta. 25/05/2011


Destroyed: This incredible aerial image reveals how the tornado tore off the roof of Joplin's Home Depot
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Flattened: This aerial photograph shows the scale of the destruction to the Home Depot store
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Flattened: Damage is seen a day after the tornado tore through Joplin killing at least 122 people in Joplin, a town of about 50,000
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Decimation: Residential buildings are shown flattened in this aerial shot over Joplin
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Razed to the ground: Joplin's Walmart store was completely destroyed by Sunday's devastating twister
RWasteland: The horror of Sunday's tornado is laid bare by this harrowing panoramic shot of Joplin

Horseshoe: A destroyed neighbourhood is seen in Joplin on Tuesday after a big tornado moved through much of the city
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Ruins: The winding path of the devastating tornado is seen in this aerial picture of Joplin, Missouri
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Savaged: The path of the powerful tornado is seen in an aerial photo over Joplin, Missouri
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Destroyed: The tornado ruined thousands of houses in Joplin, Missouri
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From the sky: Uprooted trees and building without roofs lie devastated in Joplin, Missouri after the tornado hit on Sunday
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Searching: Matt Asbill digs through the wreckage of the office of his engineering business on the east side of Joplin
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Rescue: A search dog assists in the hunt for survivors of the tornado in Missouri
Rescue: A search dog assists in the hunt for survivors of the tornado in Missouri
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Flattened: Members of Missouri Task Force One search-and-rescue team work at the tornado-damaged Home Depot store in Joplin
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Shock: Joplin residents are still coming to terms with the loss of their homes as rescue workers continue efforts to find survivors
Shock: Joplin residents are still coming to terms with the loss of their homes as rescue workers continue efforts to find survivors
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Chaos: A destroyed apartment complex is seen in an aerial view over Joplin
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Recovery: Beverly Winans, left, Debbie Spurlin and Austin Spurlin look for what they can salvage from their home after it was destroyed
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Lost: Carra Reed looks at a friends home that was destroyed when the massive tornado passed through Joplin, Missouri
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Missing: Rescue workers and neighbours search for victims and survivors
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Little hope: Ryan Harper pauses in the shadow of a splintered tree as he searches for a missing friend after who may have been pulled away by the twister
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A couple drenched by the heavy rain walk near towards a building ravaged by the killer storm
Turmoil: A woman whose life has been shattered overnight by the tornado breaks down in tears and has to be comforted by a friend



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Evacuated: A destroyed home is seen after a massive tornado passed through Joplin
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Heartache: Two women fight back the tears as they hug in front of a house ripped apart by the tornado. In a symbolic show of strength, the U.S. flag flies from a tree behind them
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Wiped off the landscape: Meghan Miller stands in the middle of a destroyed neighbourhood as she checks on her sister-in-law's home, which only days before had stood in the same spot

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