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  • Dozens killed as tornado hits Oklahoma Dozens killed as tornado hits Oklahoma

    WASHINGTON - A massive tornado ripped through parts of Oklahoma city and its suburbs in the United States killing at least 24 people, including nine children, besides leaving scores homeless. As winds at over 320 kilometers per hour (kmph) flattened homes and businesses and severely damaged a hospital and two elementary school, the death toll was earlier said to be more than 90 but it was ...

  • Deadly US Twister Hits Tornado Alley

    Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ...

  • Oklahoma tornado toll lowered to 24 from 91

    As rescuers searched for survivors of Monday's devastating tornado that pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburbs, authorities revised the death toll down to 24 from 91. Nine of the fatalities are children. The Monday afternoon storm carved a trail through the area as much as two miles wide and 17 miles long, CNN reported citing officials. Hardest hit was Moore, Oklahoma - a ...

  • Oklahoma City faces second deadly tornado in 13 years

    A devastating tornado in the Oklahoma City suburbs in southcentral US, that has killed at least 51 people, including seven children at an elementary school, was second only to one in May 1999 in its fury. The twister 13 years ago, rated a maximum EF5 on the Fujita Tornado Scale, killed 36 people and smashed some of the same communities, according to CNN. On May 3, 1999, a total of 74 tornadoes ...

  • Oklahoma death toll falls as search wraps up

    The search for survivors and the dead was nearly complete Tuesday in the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb where a massive tornado flattened homes and demolished an elementary school, the fire chief said. Authorities lowered the death toll to 24, down from 51.Fire Chief Gary Bird said that he's "98-per-cent sure" there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the ...

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Water [DVD]

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  • Survivors of Monster Oklahoma Tornado Share Harrowing Stories

    In Moore, Okla., residents of the town devastated by a powerful tornado began surveying damage and assessing losses. Rescue crews combed through rubble through the night, searching for survivors in a disaster that has so far claimed 24 lives. Gwen Ifill reports on the grueling efforts to recover after the ...

  • Just as in 1999 Oklahoma Town Rebuilds After Twister

    In 1999, Genny and Bob McLane, both in their 80s, had just redecorated their three-bedroom home in Del City, Okla., when the tornado hit. It was a massive storm system that plowed through Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas and Tennessee from May 3 through 6 of that year. Sixty-six tornadoes struck Oklahoma and Kansas alone. The one that swept through the Oklahoma City suburbs of Del City and ...

  • Politics Put On Hold As Nation Surveys Oklahoma Tornado Damage

    Flipped vehicles are piled up outside the heavily damaged Moore Medical Center after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on Monday in Moore, Oklahoma. Photo by Brett Deering/Getty ...

  • Oklahoma Senator Says Tornado Aid Should Be Paid For

    WASHINGTON - Conservative Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn says that any additional federal aid to help tornado victims and to rebuild devastated areas of his state should be financed with cuts to other programs in the government's $3.6 trillion budget. Spokesman John Hart says it's a position Coburn has consistently held regarding federal spending on disasters dating back to the 1995 ...

  • CBS News Scott Pelley Speaks To News 9 About Moore Tornado

    MOORE, Oklahoma - CBS Evening News Anchor Scott Pelley spoke with News 9's Kelly Ogle and Amanda Taylor Tuesday night about the deadly tornado that tore across Moore Monday afternoon. Pelley, an Oklahoma Native, along with the CBS Evening News crew flew in early Tuesday morning to report on the massive ...

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