Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Astonished at Oklahoma Tornado

"Immense tornado kills at least 91 in Oklahoma; Death toll of 91 expected to rise; schools in ruins" by Nick Oxford and Michael Schwirtz  |  New York Times

MOORE, Okla. — A massive tornado flattened homes and destroyed at least two schools packed with children near Oklahoma City on Monday, sending rescuers and residents dashing to dig out buried survivors.

Amy Elliott, the spokeswoman for the Oklahoma City medical examiner, said at least 91 people had died, including 20 children, and officials said the death toll probably would climb....

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(Blog editor gets tired of spin on natural disasters and other events when words like good news and return to normalcy are used, sorry. I'm glad there is less dead due to double-counting and such, but it's still expected to rise -- and the place has been absolutely flattened)