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At tornado-hit school, colored stickers and pencils litter ruins
ReutersBy Carey Gillam and Alice Mannette MOORE, Okla. May 22 (Reuters) - A miniature bookcase with children's books spilling out is among the few furnishings still standing amid the tornado-torn rubble of what once was the Briarwood Elementary School in Moore,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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The numbers are staggering, says mayor from tornado-torn Oklahoma
MOORE, Okla. -- After closing shattered neighborhoods to traffic in the aftermath of Monday’s massive tornado, city officials allowed residents with proper IDs to drive to what remained of their homes Wednesday to retrieve belongings. During a...
Tags: Janet Napolitano, Oklahoma Sooners, National Weather Service, Mary Fallin, Natural Disasters
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Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Students, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Tetanus, Natural Disasters
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Editorial: Life and death in Tornado Alley
As good news goes, this would have to do: First thing Tuesday, the medical examiner in Moore, Okla., announced that the death toll had gone down overnight. At day's end Monday, the number killed by a massive tornado was reported to be at least 51,...
Tags: National Weather Service, Natural Disasters
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Amid Oklahoma tornado devastation, hunt for survivors persists
MOORE, Okla. — The grueling recovery from a killer tornado began Tuesday as search-and-rescue operations continued, but authorities acknowledged that the likelihood of finding anyone alive grew dimmer by the moment. In a rare bit of good news, the...Tags: White House, Separation of Church and State, FEMA, Rentals, Barack Obama
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Tornado deja 24 muertos y destrozos en Oklahoma, siguen tareas de rescate
ReutersPor Ian Simpson y Carey Gillam MOORE, EEUU (Reuters) - Equipos de rescate estadounidenses recorrÃan el martes los edificios de un suburbio de Oklahoma City en busca de vÃctimas y sobrevivientes de un poderoso tornado que arrasó bloques de...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Pies and Tarts, MSNBC (tv network), Barack Obama, Mary Fallin
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Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up. But before all of the...
Tags: Students, Teachers, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Teaching and Learning
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Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
The principal’s voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up. But before all of the youngsters could get...Tags: Students, Teachers, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Teaching and Learning
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Storm Team 12 Chaser reflects on Oklahoma tornado
Storm Team 12 Chaser Scott Roberts has seen a few tornadoes during his career, and like any other, he won't soon forget the deadly tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma. "Standing there and looking up at it and seeing it overcome the right hand side of my...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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ACTUALIZA 2-Oklahoma reduce cifra de muertos por tornado en medio de búsqueda
Reuters(Agrega más información y detalles) Por Ian Simpson y Carey Gillam MOORE, EEUU, 21 mayo (Reuters) - Los equipos de rescate recuperaron más de 100 sobrevivientes de entre los escombros de hogares, escuelas y un hospital en un suburbio de Oklahoma...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Pies and Tarts, MSNBC (tv network), Natural Disasters, Barack Obama
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Oklahoma tornado 'was a monster'
Rescuers sifted through debris in a desperate search for survivors Monday night after a massive tornado battered the Oklahoma City area, killing at least 51 people, including 20 children, and injuring 120. The toll was expected to rise. With 200-mph...Tags: White House, Alana Semuels, Abusive Behavior, Highway Transportation, Star Trek into Darkness (movie)
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Local storm chaser witnesses devastating OK tornado
A large tornado caused major damage in Moore Oklahoma Monday afternoon. The tornado stayed on the ground for 40 minutes causing damage to homes, businesses and schools. Storm Team 12 Storm Chaser Scott Roberts says he was about 500 yards from the south...
Tags: National Weather Service, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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