Oklahoma Tornado death toll rises

A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, May 20 (Tuesday Manila time), tearing down blocks of homes, at least two schools and leaving at least 91 people dead including at least 20 children. The number is expected to rise as emergency crews comb through smashed homes and the collapsed remains of an elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma. Stunned weather forecasters reported a three-kilometer wide swathe of vicious winds and television news helicopters tracked a dark and deadly funnel plowing through densely-packed suburbs. Monday’s tornado followed roughly the same track as a May 1999 twister that killed 44 people, injured hundreds more and destroyed thousands of homes. Tornadoes frequently touch down on Oklahoma’s wide open plains, but Monday’s twister struck a populated urban area and raised fears of a high casualty toll.


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