Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Storms and Floods

Deadly Tornadoes Ravage Oklahoma - Update


The Oklahoma tornado death toll had risen to 51, but officials have now revised the number of deaths to 24.


Tornado heavily damaged Briarwood Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma. 145 people including 70 children were injured. Several children were pulled out of rubble alive at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore. US President Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma. The declaration means federal emergency aid will supplement local recovery efforts.


Aerial photo of tornado damage to Moore Medical Center in Moore:


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Landslide and Heavy Rain in Nepal


An associate professor of education at Montana State University, passed away in a landslide during trek to a remote village in the Arun River Valley in Nepal.


Floods have obstructed the Kawasoti-Narayangarh road section of the Mahendra Highway in Nepal. Hundreds of vehicles are stranded on the highway after floodwaters swept away a diversion built over the Lokaha stream earlier today.

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