Re: Joplin from space, before and after
Sedalia (which is very near KC) had quite a few homes destroyed and some businesses. It was an EF2 tornado. I heard on the news today that some of them are feeling left out because so much has been focused on Joplin and so they aren't getting the support there to rebuild. I can empathize but Sedalia will find it easier to rebuild. What was destroyed in Joplin was horrendous. So many lives lost, people still missing, homes and livelihoods gone.
I guess it's easier to have sympathy and compassion on a large scale than on a small scale.