TORNADO AFTERMATH: More images as clean-up begins in Joplin, Mo.

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This mattress was hanging from a tree limb high above the rubble of the
Somerset apartment complex, where residents and citizens were trying to clean up
 the rubble left of their homes. The tree limb had the majority of its bark ripped off.

This apartment building was reduced to pure rumble after Sunday's EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo.
Residents, volunteers and crews were out Wednesday afternoon to begin clean-up efforts throughout the city of 50,000
in Southwest Missouri.

These residents put up an American flag as they began searching through the debris for anything salvageable in Joplin after Sunday's devastating tornado.

Heavy machines were out in Joplin as crews began clean-up efforts near the intersection
of 20th Street and Connecticut Ave. Wednesday afternoon.

In a twist of irony, this Twister board game mat was found tangled in a tree at this home along New Jersey St., in Joplin, where an EF5 tornado ripped through the community of 50,000 on Sunday, causing more than 120 deaths and injuring several hundreds more. 

These baby toys were found several yards away from a demolished apartment complex
located near 20th Street in Joplin.

This sign could be found outside a home along 22nd Street in Joplin.

The badly damaged Dillon's grocery store located on 20th Street in Joplin.