Tornado ravages Oklahoma

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Updated On May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

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Abby Madi (L) and Peterson Zatterlee comforts Zaterlee's dog Rippy, after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters photo

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

Abby Madi (L) and Peterson Zatterlee comforts Zaterlee's dog Rippy, after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters photo

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A girl walks, wrapped in a blanket, near the Moore Hospital after a tornado destroyed buildings and overturned cars in Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters photo

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

A girl walks, wrapped in a blanket, near the Moore Hospital after a tornado destroyed buildings and overturned cars in Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters photo

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A parent rushes to embrace her child as a teacher escorts her away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City. AP photo

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

A parent rushes to embrace her child as a teacher escorts her away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City. AP photo

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An American flag blows in the wind at sunrise atop the rubble of a destroyed home a day after a tornado moved through Moore, Oklahoma. AP photo

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

An American flag blows in the wind at sunrise atop the rubble of a destroyed home a day after a tornado moved through Moore, Oklahoma. AP photo

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Emergency workers rescue a woman from a building that was destroyed off of 4th Street and Interstate 35 after a tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma. AP photo

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

Emergency workers rescue a woman from a building that was destroyed off of 4th Street and Interstate 35 after a tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma. AP photo

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US President Barack Obama speaks about the deadly tornadoes that hit Oklahoma, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP photo

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

US President Barack Obama speaks about the deadly tornadoes that hit Oklahoma, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP photo

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A member of a security team helps guard an area of rubble from a destroyed residential neighborhood, one day after a tornado moved through Moore, Oklahoma. AP photo

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

A member of a security team helps guard an area of rubble from a destroyed residential neighborhood, one day after a tornado moved through Moore, Oklahoma. AP photo

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Clark Gardner and another man place an American flag on debris in a neighborhood off of Telephone Road in Moore, Oklahoma, after a tornado moved through the area. AP

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

Clark Gardner and another man place an American flag on debris in a neighborhood off of Telephone Road in Moore, Oklahoma, after a tornado moved through the area. AP

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This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. AP

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. AP

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A fire official drives through the rubble of Moore Medical Center after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

A fire official drives through the rubble of Moore Medical Center after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

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Damaged cars are seen in the parking lot of Moore Hospital after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. A huge tornado with winds of up to 200 miles per hour (320 kph) devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, ripping up at least two elementary schools and a hospital and leaving a wake of tangled wreckage. Reuters

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

Damaged cars are seen in the parking lot of Moore Hospital after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. A huge tornado with winds of up to 200 miles per hour (320 kph) devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, ripping up at least two elementary schools and a hospital and leaving a wake of tangled wreckage. Reuters

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Rescue workers help free one of the 15 people that were trapped at a medical building at the Moore hospital complex after a tornado tore through the area of Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

Rescue workers help free one of the 15 people that were trapped at a medical building at the Moore hospital complex after a tornado tore through the area of Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

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People look for belongings after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

People look for belongings after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

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An American flag lies on top of an overturned car after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. A 2-mile-wide (3-km-wide) tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, destroying entire tracts of homes, piling cars atop one another, and trapping two dozen school children beneath rubble. Reuters

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

An American flag lies on top of an overturned car after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. A 2-mile-wide (3-km-wide) tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, destroying entire tracts of homes, piling cars atop one another, and trapping two dozen school children beneath rubble. Reuters

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Abby Madi and Peterson Zatterlee comforts Zaterlee's dog Rippy, after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

Abby Madi and Peterson Zatterlee comforts Zaterlee's dog Rippy, after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

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A damaged police car is seen after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. A 2-mile-wide (3-km-wide) tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, destroying entire tracts of homes, piling cars atop one another, and trapping two dozen school children beneath rubble. Reuters

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

A damaged police car is seen after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma. A 2-mile-wide (3-km-wide) tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, destroying entire tracts of homes, piling cars atop one another, and trapping two dozen school children beneath rubble. Reuters

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People are seen next to a damaged house and vehicles along a street after a huge tornado, in Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

People are seen next to a damaged house and vehicles along a street after a huge tornado, in Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

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People are seen next to a damaged house and vehicles along a street after a huge tornado, in Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

People are seen next to a damaged house and vehicles along a street after a huge tornado, in Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

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A triage area is set up next to the IMAX theatre for people injured by a tornado that struck in Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

Updated on May 21, 2013 09:13 pm IST

A triage area is set up next to the IMAX theatre for people injured by a tornado that struck in Moore, Oklahoma. Reuters

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