President Obama Visits Tornado-Ravaged Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Mo., May 24, 2011
Ernie Darby salvages what he can after his home was destroyed when a massive tornado passed through Joplin, Mo., on May 22. Authorities said 116 people were killed and that they expected the death toll to climb in the town of 50,000 people. Rescue workers were searching for survivors as the threat of further storms loomed.

• Tornadoes in the American South