![]() Tuesday will mark the one-year anniversary of the EF-5 tornado that devastated the town. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Joe Raedle/Getty Images Show More Show Less 17 of29 JOPLIN, MO - MAY 19: The Joplin High School sign is seen in front of the rubble of the school after the letters H and E were placed on it reading "Hope" as the town rebuilds from the catastrophic tornado that hit almost one year ago on in Joplin, Missouri. The tornado left behind a path of destruction along with 161 deaths and hundreds of injuries, but one year later there are signs that the town is beginning to recover. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Joe Raedle/Getty Images Show More Show Lessġ5 of29 16 of29 JOPLIN, MO - MAY 19: A wall is filled with hopeful messages as the town rebuilds after a tornado hit almost one year ago on in Joplin, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Joe Raedle/Getty Images Show More Show Less 14 of29 JOPLIN, MO - MAY 19: A home is seen under construction as the town rebuilds from the catastrophic tornado that hit almost one year ago on in Joplin, Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) Jeff Roberson/Associated Press Show More Show Lessġ2 of29 13 of29 JOPLIN, MO - MAY 19: Grace Goebel (L) and Zachary Cook play in a wading pool outside of the new Habitat for Humanity home of her parents that was built on the spot of a home that had been destroyed after a tornado hit the neighborhood almost one year ago on in Joplin, Missouri. But records obtained by The Associated Press show taxpayers could supply $500 million. ![]() Insurance policies are expected to cover most of the $2.8 billion in damage. Now it carries another distinction _ the costliest since at least 1950. The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago already ranks as the deadliest twister in six decades. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Charlie Riedel/Associated Press Show More Show Less 11 of29 FILE - In this file photo, Shirley Waits sits outside her mother's home and waits for an insurance adjuster to arrive, in Joplin, Mo., after a massive tornado moved through Joplin three days earlier, leveling much of the city. The government provided tens of millions of dollars in temporary housing for victims of the May, 22, 2011 EF-5 tornado which tore through nearby Joplin, Mo., becoming the costliest tornado on record. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) Charlie Riedel/Associated Press Show More Show Lessĩ of29 10 of29 In this photo taken Monday, May 7, 2012, Suzanne Falkner stands with her dog Ginger outside the FEMA trailer she shares with her son, daughter-in-law and three grandchildren in Webb City, Mo. The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago and already ranks as the deadliest twister in six decades, now is considered the costliest since at least 1950. Debris cleanup accounted for about one-fifth of the $500 million in tax dollars spent after an EF-5 tornado destroyed a large swath of Joplin last year. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) Charlie Riedel/Associated Press Show More Show Less 2 of29 FILE- In this Jfile photo, a worker walks among a pile of debris at a landfill in Galena, Kan., where some of the 2 million cubic yards of tornado debris have been hauled from nearby Joplin, Mo. City infrastructure including manhole covers and fire hydrants are among the $500 million in taxpayer assistance provided after an EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin nearly a year ago,becoming the costliest tornado on record. ![]() 1 of29 FILE-In this file photo, a mangled street sign stands among tornado debris in Joplin, Mo.
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