How to help Oklahoma tornado victims How to help Oklahoma tornado victims

By Suzanne Choney, Contributing Writer, NBC NewsThe loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. But within hours, relief organizations were getting out the message on how to help.American Red CrossThe Red Cross has set up shelters in various communities. You can donate to the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund...

21. 5. 2013 7:46
Children pulled from rubble at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado Children pulled from rubble at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado

Several children and teachers were pulled alive Monday from the ruins of an elementary school in Moore, Okla., but rescuers were searching for more kids as hysterical parents converged around the rubble.A little girl was lifted out of the debris by rescuers, while a small boy was carried to a triage area by a woman whose face was streaked with dirt and etched with worry.In another image captured...

21. 5. 2013 0:48
At least 51 killed, including 20 children, as tornado tears through Oklahoma At least 51 killed, including 20 children, as tornado tears through Oklahoma

At least 51 people, including 20 children, were among the victims of a enormous tornado that roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, pulverizing entire city blocks and leaving behind miles of mangled cars and splintered wood.Officials warned the death toll was likely to climb, making it among the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.At one hospital, 85 patients, including 65 children,...

21. 5. 2013 9:10
Moore officials: Federal grants to help build 'safe rooms' delayed by red tape Moore officials: Federal grants to help build 'safe rooms' delayed by red tape

Officials in the Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by deadly tornadoes Monday complained earlier this year about FEMA’s foot-dragging over $2 million in federal grants for “safe rooms” in 800 homes that would protect people from severe weather.“Our countywide Hazard Mitigation Plan still has not been approved by the State and FEMA,” said a statement posted in February on the City of...

21. 5. 2013 19:56
Anchors forced to evacuate during live broadcast as tornado strikes Wichita Anchors forced to evacuate during live broadcast as tornado strikes Wichita

A television station in Kansas was forced to evacuate during a live broadcast on Sunday afternoon after a massive tornado — one of three that ripped through the Plains States over the weekend — touched down in downtown Wichita.Dramatic video footage shows J.D. Rudd, a meteorologist for NBC affiliate KSN, rushing out of the camera frame as station staffers frantically flee the set shortly...

20. 5. 2013 15:41
Why aren't there more storm shelters in Oklahoma? Why aren't there more storm shelters in Oklahoma?

The earth itself was at least partially to blame for why desperate schoolchildren in Moore, Okla., had nowhere to hide from Monday’s devastating tornado.Much of the soil in Oklahoma, including Moore, is red clay -- a porous substance that makes foundations settle and basements and underground tornado shelters leak. “That’s the reason we don’t have basements,” said Tom Bennett of Tulsa,...

22. 5. 2013 18:02
Six months after Sandy: 'Home sweet home' for some, others still adrift Six months after Sandy: 'Home sweet home' for some, others still adrift

BREEZY POINT, N.Y. -- The construction noises are almost constant at daytime in this coastal enclave six months after Hurricane Sandy, but for many residents whose homes were badly damaged, recovery is moving at a slow pace – or not at all.Many of those displaced by the so-called superstorm say they are stuck in limbo, trying to raise money to pay for repairs or replace their homes while coming...

20. 5. 2013 15:41
Frantic search for survivors at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado; Children pulled from rubble Frantic search for survivors at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado; Children pulled from rubble

Hysterical parents converged Monday at an elementary school wrecked by a tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., desperate to learn if their children survived.Several kids were pulled alive from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School, the Associated Press reported. But crews were still trying to track down students in kindergarten through third grade, including dozens of children who...

21. 5. 2013 0:09
Frantic search for survivors at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado Frantic search for survivors at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado

Hysterical parents converged Monday at an elementary school wrecked by the tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., desperate to learn if their children survived.Crews were still trying to track down students in kindergarten through third grade, including dozens of children who had been sheltering in a hallway at Plaza Towers Elementary School, according a reporter for NBC station KFOR.At about...

21. 5. 2013 0:04
7 children found dead at Oklahoma school wrecked by tornado, officials say 7 children found dead at Oklahoma school wrecked by tornado, officials say

Seven children were found drowned at a tornado-flattened elementary school where rescuers were searching through the night for survivors as parents kept a heart-breaking vigil, officials said.The students killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School were among at least 51 lives claimed by the monster twister that laid to Moore, Okla.Several children and staffers were pulled alive from the ruins of...

21. 5. 2013 4:50
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