Tornado debris cleanup

摘要

Around large, mangled tree stumps, long corrugated metal sheets wrinkle-wrapped like frozen wet paper towels point in the direction of the storm's ferocious winds. The F-5 category tornado that had ripped out much of Joplin, Missouri's core had stayed on the ground much longer than the norm; over 22 minutes it destroyed all in its path, include some old homes laced with asbestos. FEMA, EPA, OSHA and the US Army Corps of Engineers shared concerns about the manner in which this dangerous material would be removed from the mangled structures.