A devastating tornado in Oklahoma

Recovery efforts continued after a huge tornado tore through the Oklahoma City region, obliterating buildings and killing dozens of people.

What happened

Recovery efforts continued this week after a huge tornado tore through the Oklahoma City region, obliterating buildings and killing dozens of people. As the search for survivors wound down, 24 people were confirmed dead, including nine children, and at least 237 people were injured. The massive twister, which inflicted the brunt of its damage on the town of Moore, touched down at 2:56 p.m. local time—16 minutes after the first warning went out—and churned a 2-mile-wide path of destruction across 17 miles in 40 minutes, leveling 2,400 homes with wind speeds of up to 210 mph. President Obama declared a federal disaster in five Oklahoma counties, calling the tornado “one of the most destructive in history.”

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