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A flag is placed in the foundation of a flattened home day after a tornado devastated the town Moore, Oklahoma, on the outskirts of Oklahoma City May 21, 2013. Credit: Reuters

Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors

Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights picked through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, houses and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb.

Posted in National
Tagged damage, death toll, Oklahoma, recovery, rubble, survivors, tornado, victims
Residents help repair the roof of their neighbour's house which was damaged by a fallen tree when a tornado swept through Shawnee, in Oklahoma May 19, 2013. A massive storm front swept north through

Survivors pulled from Oklahoma tornado debris as toll lowered

Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, and officials on Tuesday sharply lowered the number of deaths caused by the storm.

Posted in National, News
Tagged death toll, debris, Oklahoma City, survivors, tornado, wreckage
The remains of a fertilizer plant smolder after a massive explosion in the town of West, near Waco, Texas April 18, 2013.
Credit: Reuters

Rescuers search for survivors of Texas fertilizer plant blast

Rescue teams searched the charred rubble of homes in a small Texas city on Thursday for survivors of a fiery explosion at a nearby fertilizer plant that killed as many as 15 people, injured more than 160 and destroyed dozens of buildings.

Posted in National
Tagged explosion, fertilizer plant, survivors, Texas, Waco | Reply
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