Union City, Oklahoma (CNN) — The full scale of the destruction wrought by five new tornadoes that plowed through the Oklahoma City area will only be apparent in the light of day Saturday. The fresh twisters Friday evening killed at least five people, less than two weeks after a monstrous tornado made rubble of the town of Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City. “We really needed a break afte... »
Search for Tornado Survivors Continues in Oklahoma http://t.co/53cRwGpQmF — The New York Times (@nytimes) May 21, 2013 WOW. The American spirit in Moore, Oklahoma where that deadly tornado hit. How awesome is THIS? pic.twitter.com/ajQJJALtMX — CTLaSalle Blanks (@CTLaSalleBlanks) May 21, 2013 BREAKING: 20 of the 51 fatalities confirmed so far in #Oklahoma tornado are children – St... »
A massive tornado at least a half mile-wide with 200 mph winds churned through Oklahoma City’s suburbs Monday afternoon, killing at least 51 people including at least 20 children, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled inside. Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office, said earl... »