Aftermath Of Monstrous Tornado at Oklahoma City Suburb

AFRIK UPDATE



The giant twister roared through the Oklahoma City suburb obliterating entire neighborhoods and pulverizing a 30-square-mile stretch with winds up to 200 mph. Block after block lay in ruins. Homes were crushed into piles of broken wood. Cars and trucks were left crumpled on the roadside.

 

·  At least 91 people confirmed dead, authorities say, and at least another 233 injured in local hospitals

·  Children told to hold on to the walls, while teachers shielding the students with their bodies

·  Hundreds of homes wiped out and more than 8,000 people left without power after up to 200 mph winds pulverized a 30-square-mile stretch

·  Looting was reported in the aftermath of the storm, according to some news outlets

·  Two entire schools flattened in Moore, Oklahoma after monster tornado touched down just after 3pm local time

·  Up to two dozen children are trapped under debris at one of the schools, Plaza Towers Elementary, where seven have already been confirmed dead
·  The devastating tornado was larger than 1999 storm in the area that left 36 people dead

·  More tornadoes now heading east towards Meaker, Ryan and Wilson in Oklahoma