![]() ![]() Travel through and around Joplin was difficult, with Interstate 44 shut down and streets clogged with emergency vehicles and the wreckage of buildings… Phone communications in and out of the city of about 50,000 people were largely cut off. This was mentioned briefly in an article about the storm in “ The Wichita Eagle” newspaper: In the immediate aftermath of the storm people in the impacted and surrounding area found trying to use the regular phone lines an exercise in futility and turned instead to social media and texting. Listen to it yourself, but be prepared to tear up.Ģ. One of my fellow twitter friends pointed out that the video also demonstrates people’s ability to remain calm and help the others in the room. It’s popularity (over 37,000 hits at time of writing) is probably due to the shear terror in the people’s voices. (Picture via twitpic The YouTube video that seemed to be the most widely circulated was one with little images at all. The picture above was shared through twitpic and is of tangled semi-trucks, illustrating the power of the storm. Here is an interactive photo stream that has some very dramatic shots, including of the hospital that took a direct hit. The Missouri government has also asked for people to send in their pictures and videos:īut there were plenty of pics circulating through social media immediately after the event. ![]() This tweet above is by NBC Nightly News and they ask people to”tweet or email us your photos & videos”. This is not lost on the national news media. Photos and videos are usually the first thing to start coming across the social media “wire”. ![]() It seems after every event social media serve these same 5 or 6 functions: The storms in Joplin, MO serve as yet one more reminder of the important roles social media play in a crisis. ![]()
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