Joplin Missouri Today

This was taken on Monday, September 5. I’ve been documenting what Joplin looks like every few weeks. It has been 15 weeks since the tornado and it’s amazing how much has been cleared away. The eerie thing is that it’s so quiet in these neighborhoods, and they’re right in the middle of town. This was shot from a car so the quality isn’t the best but it gives you a sense of what it’s like. The thing photos and videos can’t convey if you haven’t been there is the scope of the destruction. You could drive for more than 30 minutes and still be in areas that suffered damage. It’s right through the middle of town. These streets once had houses where people lived, and children played. Now they’re silent foundations and stairs that lead to the sky. —–
Connect with me on Facebook or Twitter.