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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Tralfamadore
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Location: Tralfamadore
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Mile-wide tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburbs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22604251 (with video)
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A gigantic tornado has ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City, destroying a school, sparking fires and flattening homes across whole neighbourhoods.
The "mile-wide" storm came on the second day in a row that twisters hit the Midwestern state of Oklahoma.
Rescuers are searching for survivors as scores of primary school children are believed to be trapped under debris.
On Sunday, at least two people died and 21 more were injured by the tornadoes that also razed a mobile home park.
The twister struck about 15:00 local time (21:00 BST) on Monday in the area of Moore, Oklahoma, a suburb of about 55,000 people just south of Oklahoma City, and remained on the ground for about 45 minutes.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said Monday's tornado generated winds of up to 200mph (321km/h).
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Utter devastation ..... 
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