Updated: May 30, 2011 at 11:22 PM
President Obama tours Joplin (13 images)
President Barack Obama toured Joplin, Missouri, where a tornado tore through the town on May 23, leaving an estimated 139 dead and 39 still missing.
U.S. President Barack Obama greets a resident as he pays a visit to the community that was devastated a week ago by a tornado on May 29, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. The tornado, which was packing winds of more than 200 mph, is now considered to hold the record for the highest death toll in U.S. history. UPI/Joe Raedle/Pool
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U.S. President Barack Obama surveys damage as he pays a visit to the community that was devastated a week ago by a tornado on May 29, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. The tornado, which was packing winds of more than 200 mph, is now considered to hold the record for the highest death toll in U.S. history. UPI/Joe Raedle/Pool
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President Barack Obama is hugged by a victim while paying a visit to the community that was devastated a week ago by a tornado, on May 29, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. The tornado, which was packing winds of more than 200 mph, is now considered to hold the record for the highest death toll in U.S. history. UPI/Joe Raedle/Pool
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President Barack Obama greets people as he pays a visit to the community that was devastated a week ago by a tornado, on May 29, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. The tornado, which was packing winds of more than 200 mph, is now considered to hold the record for the highest death toll in U.S. history. UPI/Joe Raedle/Pool
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