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| A woman carries her child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 2013. |
As many as 91 people are feared dead in Oklahoma, where a tornado with
winds of 320 kilometers an hour caused massive destruction Monday
afternoon.
Rescue crews continue to search for survivors in Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma city, where the tornado flattened entire neighborhoods and sent debris flying through the air.
So far, 51 people have been confirmed dead, including at least 20 young children who were inside a school when the tornado hit.
Rescue crews continue to search for survivors in Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma city, where the tornado flattened entire neighborhoods and sent debris flying through the air.
So far, 51 people have been confirmed dead, including at least 20 young children who were inside a school when the tornado hit.
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| This combination of AP photos shows left: a neighborhood in Moore, Oklahoma in ruins, May 4, 1999, after a tornado flattened many houses and buildings in central Oklahoma, and right: flattened houses in Moore on Monday, May 20, 2013. |
A spokeswoman for the state's medical examiner's office said early
Tuesday they were expecting as many as 40 more fatalities. At least 120
people were injured.
Rescue workers have pulled several children alive out of the rubble of two schools that were hit.
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin told reporters that "hearts are broken'' for parents looking for their children. She deployed the state National Guard and extra police to assist with rescue operations.
President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in Oklahoma as a result of the storm. He ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide any assistance that Oklahoma needs.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano expressed sympathy for those impacted by the storm and pledged "all available resources" to help the affected areas.
Rescue workers have pulled several children alive out of the rubble of two schools that were hit.
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin told reporters that "hearts are broken'' for parents looking for their children. She deployed the state National Guard and extra police to assist with rescue operations.
President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in Oklahoma as a result of the storm. He ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide any assistance that Oklahoma needs.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano expressed sympathy for those impacted by the storm and pledged "all available resources" to help the affected areas.
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| A woman is pulled out from under tornado debris at the Plaza Towers School in Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 2013. |
The National Weather Service said the magnitude of this tornado was an
EF-4, the second most-powerful type of twister on the five-level scale
that measures a storm's destructive power.
Moore, Oklahoma also was hit hard by a deadly tornado in 1999.
The tornado Monday is the deadliest in the United States since 2011, when a storm in the central community of Joplin, Missouri killed 161 people.
Moore, Oklahoma also was hit hard by a deadly tornado in 1999.
The tornado Monday is the deadliest in the United States since 2011, when a storm in the central community of Joplin, Missouri killed 161 people.
Sources :
http://www.voanews.com/content/death-toll-expected-to-rise-from-oklahoma-tornado/1665037.html
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