
Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
A massive tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013, killing 24 people and causing an estimated $2 billion in property damage. Photographs taken then and now reveal the progress that has been made one year on. Here, an American flag flies over the rubble of a destroyed neighborhood in Moore on May 24, 2013.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Now: The same neighborhood is seen on May 18, 2014, one year after all the homes were destroyed.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Then: Chuck Walker, left, cleans up debris near his shop at a strip mall on June 2, 2013.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Now: Walker stands in front of his business on May 18, 2014.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Then: Brittany Brown rushes to get aid after finding her grandmother's cat, Kitty, on May 22, 2013. The cat was buried in the rubble for two days.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Now: The site is clear on May, 9, 2014. Brown's grandmother, Linda Harville, said she had no plans to move back to Moore because of the town's recent history of tornadoes.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Then: From left, Jaqi Castro, Angelica Morris-Smith and Cetoria Petties walk through a tornado-ravaged neighborhood handing out supplies to residents and fellow volunteers on May 27, 2013.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Now: Construction continues along the residential street on May 18, 2014.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Then: An aerial view of damage to the Plaza Towers Elementary School on May 21, 2013. Seven students died when a tornado hit the school a day earlier.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Now: The new Plaza Towers Elementary School is still under construction on May 15, 2014.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Then: Volunteers from several churches help a homeowner clear rubble from a destroyed neighborhood on May 24, 2013.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Now: New homes stand beside empty lots in the neighborhood on May 18, 2014.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Then: Flipped vehicles pile up outside the Moore Medical Center on May 20, 2013.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Now: An empty field remains at the site of the Moore Medical Center on May 18, 2014.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Then: An aerial view of damaged businesses on May 21, 2013

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Now: Construction crews continue rebuilding the shopping plaza on May 15, 2014.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Then: Matt Bedoe stands in front of the home of his friend and co-worker Rick Jones on May 25, 2013. Jones, a 54-year-old postal worker, died when his house collapsed during the tornado.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Now: A new house is seen at the address on May 18, 2014.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Then: Downed utility poles block the road on May 21, 2013.

Moore, Oklahoma: Then and now —
Now: The street is clear on May 18, 2014.


