Tuesday 21 May 2013

Caught on video: The moment 'biggest tornado in history' obliterated 30 square miles in minutes

  • Medical Examiner reports that so far 91 people are confirmed dead
  • Up to 24 elementary school students are trapped in debris at a school
  • Most devastated area spans 30-square miles near Oklahoma City
  • Fatality count expected to rise as search and rescue operation underway
  • Thought to be the deadliest tornado 'in history'
From a terrifying video captured by a worker in the parking lot of Kentucky Fried Chicken to the heartbreaking scene of a rescue group searching desperately for a boy named 'Tommy', some of the most dramatic footage of the Oklahoma tornado has been captured by people directly in its path.
At least 91 people have been confirmed dead  after a two mile-wide tornado touched down in a highly-populated suburb of Oklahoma City in one of the worst storms the area has ever seen on Monday afternoon.
The monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs obliterating entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph pulverizing a 30-square-mile stretch.
In an effort to get the story out as soon as possible, one local man took to social media and posted six-second clips on Twitter, that show fellow residents searching through the piles of rubble- that used to be their homes- while looking for loved ones.

The same man also shot another video of the swarms of police cars patrolling the devastated area in search of survivors, while an injured man seeks medical attention for his wounds.

FROM THE SCENE Oklahoma Tornado's obliteration is caught on video   

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