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Oklahoma tornado Insurance bill could top $2bn

UNITED STATES: The damage from the Oklahoma tornado could reach $2bn (1.3bn), the Oklahoma Insurance Department warns, although many renters may have no insurance ...
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Cochlear Device Survives Tornado Allows Girl To Hear

NORMAN, Oklahoma - Security cameras inside the Moore Medical Center captured the moment Monday's tornado that made a direct hit on the hospital. In a matter of minutes, the tornado had busted out windows and caused massive damage to the building. But on Tuesday, staff members at the now destroyed Moore Medical Center found a hearing device buried in the rubble after the devastating EF5 ...
KOCO 5 Hearst Television stations join in tornado relief efforts

Hearst Television stations across the nation have joined Oklahoma City's KOCO 5 in fund-raising and relief efforts for the victims of the devastating tornadoes of May 19th and 20th. Since the tornado disasters, nearly $1 million has been raised across multiple Hearst Television markets, with efforts ...
Nurse finds implant amongst rubble

NORMAN, Okla. - A 5-year-old Tulsa girl was able to have surgery Friday after the implant she needed was found in the rubble of the Moore Medical Center. Jayde Scholl was slated to have surgery Monday for her second implant but a schedule change kept her from being in Moore when theEF-5 tornado struck the ...

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Principal recounts tornado hitting Oklahoma school

A battered event sign stands outside the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed earlier in the week when a tornado hit Moore, Okla., Thursday, May 23, 2013. Cleanup continues three days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and ...
Oklahoma tornadoes Graduation ceremonies will offer relief for some Moore residents

Jake Spradling has his graduation gown, but he won't be wearing it Saturday when he and the rest of the Southmoore High seniors receive their ...
3rd Grade Survivor Speaks Out

A struggle for the perfect bubble is Hayden Payne’s mission right now. Days ago it was a struggle for life. Hayden, brother Hunter and sister Emma were all in the Plaza Towers Elementary school when the tornado hit. Hayden is still trying to process it. ';We were up against the wall in a crouch position so we wouldn’t get hurt.'; This 3rd grader was one of the 1st to be ...
Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College transforms into tornado distribution center

MOORE, Okla. – In a mere 24 hours, the gym at Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College has turned into a superstore of sorts. ';Cleaning products, a lot of paper towels, we have a lot of water, rice, food products, we’ve got about anything you need,'; volunteer Dennis Teague said. From here, volunteers spiral out, bringing aid to storm victims all over the metro. Those same ...
Graham joins NC volunteers in Oklahoma

MOORE, Okla. - Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham and president of North Carolina-based aid organization Samaritan's Purse, joined volunteers Friday in Moore, Okla. where residents are beginning the tough and tedious job of digging out from the twister that devastated their town.Graham was making sure people were getting physical, emotional and spiritual help."I'm ...

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Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 bn

The tornado that killed 24 people and injured more than 200 others in Moore, Oklahoma, could have done more than $2 billion worth of damage, officials said Wednesday.

State Insurance Commissioner John Doak announced that figure Wednesday in a statement to the press, adding that losses from the wreckage could equal the amount caused by the twister that struck Joplin, Missouri, in 2011, leaving 161 dead.

Nonetheless, a spokesperson from Doak's office told EFE that these are still very preliminary estimates and are based solely on a visual evaluation of the devastated area.

Mick Cornett, mayor of Oklahoma City, a scant 20 km from Moore, estimated the losses between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, and the number of citizens affected at 36,000.

The National Weather Service classified the tornado as an EF5 - the most powerful - with winds of at least 320 kph (200 mph).

More than 13,000 homes were damaged by the tornado.

US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured Moore Wednesday and promised government aid to speed up the work of reconstruction.

The White House announced that President Barack Obama will visit Moore next Sunday to inspect "at first hand" the damage caused by the tornado.

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