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I had two family members that were in the tornado that were not - actually, three family members - I'm counting it in my head - that were in the tornado that were not injured. STANLEY: Well, I think that you've got the whole community and how it's been affected as a whole, and then you have families that have all dealt with this in a different way. I'm wondering, when you look back on that moment in your life ten years ago and on the lives of all the citizens in Joplin, how do you think this disaster has changed you - not only as individuals, but as a community? We feel like we have done the lion's share of the work and we've seen the growth that's come out of that.ĬHANG: Right. And what - how do you want us to rebuild the city? What do you want? And so it literally has taken us 10 years, I mean, obviously to get to where we are today, but where we are today, we feel like we're standing on our own two feet. And then you have to go - and best practice, in my opinion, is go to the public. What do we have in our coffers? What do we have coming to us from the governments? What do we have coming to from donations? And you start to assess the resources that you have. Then you start receiving kind of what you have in resources. And it took us all the way until August to get the debris cleared out. You've got to get that blank canvas in place. STANLEY: Well, if you think about the scale of the work that we had in front of us, the first thing you've got to do - you've got to clear that land. And I'd love for you to explain the different pieces to that recovery - why it can take such an immensely long time. You know, it takes years and years for a place to fully recover from a major tornado. Thanks for having me.ĬHANG: Well, thank you for being with us. Here to talk with us about the road to recovery and lessons learned over the past ten years is Ryan Stanley, the mayor of Joplin, Mo.

The tornado in Joplin killed 161 people and became the costliest tornado in modern history. history carved a seven-mile path of destruction through the city. More than 10 years ago, one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. And if there is one city that knows that all too well, it is Joplin, Mo.

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Federal and state recovery efforts have already begun, but officials say a full recovery could take years. It has been more than a week since a deadly tornado touched down in Kentucky, killing at least 77 people and leaving behind millions of dollars' worth of damage.

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