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Oklahoma residents put pieces back together after devastating tornado | Oklahoma residents put pieces back together after devastating tornado |
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Residents of Moore, Oklahoma are struggling to pick up the pieces after a devastating tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday afternoon. | Residents of Moore, Oklahoma are struggling to pick up the pieces after a devastating tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday afternoon. |
By Tuesday morning, a recovery effort was out in full force among residents and first responders. | By Tuesday morning, a recovery effort was out in full force among residents and first responders. |
"This one was a monster," resident Julie Jones told the LA Times shortly after the storm hit. The next morning, after touring her neighborhood and checking into a hotel, she shared two videos of the aftermath with The Guardian. | "This one was a monster," resident Julie Jones told the LA Times shortly after the storm hit. The next morning, after touring her neighborhood and checking into a hotel, she shared two videos of the aftermath with The Guardian. |
"I did not have the heart to get people talking on camera," she wrote in a Facebook post. "They are my neighbors, they lost their houses & could not reach their kids. All I could do was listen, hugs & photos." | "I did not have the heart to get people talking on camera," she wrote in a Facebook post. "They are my neighbors, they lost their houses & could not reach their kids. All I could do was listen, hugs & photos." |
More photos of the town from Jones's Facebook page: | More photos of the town from Jones's Facebook page: |
More photos and video: FIrst responders | More photos and video: FIrst responders |
The National Guard posted a video to its YouTube page Tuesday morning. The video shows first responders sifting through a pile of rubble that was once Plaza Tower Elementary School, searching for survivors: | The National Guard posted a video to its YouTube page Tuesday morning. The video shows first responders sifting through a pile of rubble that was once Plaza Tower Elementary School, searching for survivors: |
More photos and video: Residents recover as bad weather continues | More photos and video: Residents recover as bad weather continues |
More photos and video: Reuniting residents with pets | More photos and video: Reuniting residents with pets |
While Reddit users have established a missing pets subreddit -- whose photos we're unable to independently verify -- local business OKC Pups is also attempting to reunite lost pets with owners. | While Reddit users have established a missing pets subreddit -- whose photos we're unable to independently verify -- local business OKC Pups is also attempting to reunite lost pets with owners. |
There is already one success story: This video of a woman finding her lost dog beneath the rubble during a TV interview is bringing the internet to tears. | There is already one success story: This video of a woman finding her lost dog beneath the rubble during a TV interview is bringing the internet to tears. |
More reading: | More reading: |
How to help: A list of ways to drop off or send donations compiled by local news channel KFOR. | How to help: A list of ways to drop off or send donations compiled by local news channel KFOR. |
Live blog: Death toll revised down to 24 | Live blog: Death toll revised down to 24 |
Commentary: Is climate change to blame? | Commentary: Is climate change to blame? |
Interactive: Before and after | Interactive: Before and after |
Tweets: A list of people on the ground | Tweets: A list of people on the ground |
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