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51 killed as powerful tornado slams Oklahoma City

At least 51 people, including seven children at an elementary school, were killed as a massive tornado slammed Oklahoma City in south central US leaving widespread destruction in its wake. Emergency personnel were scouring the rubble at flattened Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, hours after the tornado struck Monday afternoon, a video from CNN affiliate KFOR showed. As ...
Massive tornado jolts Oklahoma City in US

A gigantic tornado Monday ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City in the US , destroying a school, sparking fires and flattening homes across whole neighbourhoods. The twister struck about 4.00 p.m. (local time) Monday in Moore city, a suburb of about 55,000 people just south of Oklahoma City in the Oklahoma state. Rescuers were searching for survivors as scores of primary school children ...
Tornadoes tear through central US

Tornadoes tore through three central American states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa with baseball-sized hail and wind blasts ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region. A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted Sunday night on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas and a second confirmed one was seen near Edmond, Oklahoma, the ...
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Moore police dig through the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Sue ...
Oklahoma tornado toll rises above 50

At least 51 people have been killed in a giant Oklahoma tornado, with children among the dead, the state medical examiner's office says.Oklahoma authorities say search and rescue efforts will continue throughout Monday night after the tornado of rare power roared through an Oklahoma City suburb.It flattened neighbourhoods with winds up to 320km/h and destroyed at least one school.Officials ...

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Children pulled from Oklahoma school following deadly tornado

Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. (Paul ...
Oklahoma gov. says hearts broken after tornado

MOORE, Okla. -; Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents who are wondering about the fate of their children after the tornado that devastated suburban Oklahoma ...
37 killed in Oklahoma tornado

Live updates: A powerful tornado with winds over 300 kilometres per hour has pulverised an Oklahoma City suburb, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes. At least 51 people have been ...
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OKLAHOMA CITY -; Officials at two hospitals say they're treating more than 120 patients, including about 70 children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma ...
Governor Fallin Hearts Are Broken As Search Rescue Continues In Moore

MOORE, Oklahoma - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated Moore and officials say the search and rescue effort will continue throughout the night. Fallin told a Monday news conference that a center for those seeking loved ones has been set up at a church in Moore, where an afternoon tornado ...

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51 killed as powerful tornado slams Oklahoma City

At least 51 people, including seven children at an elementary school, were killed as a massive tornado slammed Oklahoma City in south central US leaving widespread destruction in its wake.

Emergency personnel were scouring the rubble at flattened Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, hours after the tornado struck Monday afternoon, a video from CNN affiliate KFOR showed.

As nightfall approached, determined searchers in hard hats dug in the debris for students possibly trapped, but officials cited by the news channel described the work as a recovery, not rescue, effort.

Footage from local television stations also showed a number of other levelled buildings and a funnel cloud stretching from the sky to the ground, kicking up debris.

The tornado was estimated to be at least 2 miles wide at one point as it moved through Moore, in the southern part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, KFOR reported.

Storm damage has been reported in Cleveland County, which includes Moore; McClain County, which includes Newcastle; and Oklahoma County, CNN reported citing Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management representative Terri Watkins.

"After the ear-shattering howl of the killer storm subsided, survivors emerged from shelters to see an apocalyptic vision -- the remnants of cars twisted and piled on each other to make what had been a parking lot look like a junk yard," according to a CNN report. ...