It was devastating when she finally made it onto campus from her off-campus house to see people walking around dazed after the twister. University of Alabama student Emily Fuller was disappointed that her spring semester had to end early in April after a tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa. He laughed as he told me the iPad cover was destroyed, but the iPad, with all his family photos, e-mails and contacts, worked just fine. Jim Richards found his wife's immigration green card a couple of houses away from his previous home and, amazingly, his iPad buried under an overturned Jeep. There were brief smiles as mementos of the life that had been there just yesterday were found. A torn family picture, a hand-me-down table or a random cell phone with pictures of the neighborhood were scattered among the miles and miles of twisted metal. What looked like garbage to me was a keepsake to them. I watched them climb through rubble in the unrecognizable landscape, searching for something familiar among shredded clothing, soaked and mildewy photos and smashed electronics. I met so many people who, I think, could not process what had happened. The devastation and heartbreak in Tuscaloosa and Joplin are truly indescribable. In the past month, I've covered two of the worst tornadoes to hit the U.S. The following are the names of the 153 victims:Įditor's note: CNN producer Matthew Hoye shares his personal thoughts on covering the devastating tornadoes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Joplin, Missouri. More than 9,200 residents of Jasper and Newton counties have filed for federal assistance, the city said. The southwest Missouri city has a population of about 50,000. The tornado cut a path of destruction nearly 14 miles long - nearly 7 miles of which were in city limits - and up to 1 mile wide. The previous death toll, reported last week, was 151. Taylor, one of the many emergency personnel from outside Joplin who assisted the city, would not have been on duty there were it not for the tornado, Chappel said. Two other people who died also had the infection, but in those cases, injuries from the tornado were the primary causes of death, Chappel said Monday.Īlso included in the toll is Riverside police Officer Jefferson Taylor, who was struck by lightning the day after the twister. The count includes one person who died as a result of a rare fungal infection contracted after the person was injured by the tornado, Jasper County Coroner Rob Chappel said.
The death toll from the tornado that devastated much of Joplin, Missouri, on May 22 has risen to 153, the city said Monday.
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