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Thu November 15, 2012

New Films Document Devastation, Hope In Aftermath Of Joplin Tornado

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Credit (UPI/Rick Meyer)
An American flag blows in the wind, attached to a downed limb, near a home that has been destroyed in Joplin, Missouri on May 23, 2011. A massive tornado hit the small southwestern Missouri town on May 22, 2011.
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A scene from "Deadline in Disaster"
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A scene from "Heartland: A Portrait of Survival"
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The EF-5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri in May 2011 killed 161 people and a left city and its residents devastated.

Two filmmakers - Beth Pike and Erica Tremblay - have created films documenting the disaster, the fallout, and what they call a “remarkable recovery.”

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