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Seven-year-old schoolgirl Isabella Rojas describes how she and her classmates clung to their desks as a tornado destroyed their school in Oklahoma.
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President Barack Obama declares a major disaster in Oklahoma after a powerful tornado wrecks schools and other buildings.
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A two-mile tornado rips through Moore, Oklahoma, overturning cars, flattening buildings and destroying neighbourhoods.
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Oklahoma official says nine of the 24 confirmed fatalities from Moore tornado were children. #c4news
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 21, 2013
NHS England announces Sir David Nicholson is to stand down as NHS chief executive in March 2014. #c4news
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 21, 2013
The path of the Oklahoma City tornado - see our graphic.
Guess hoof? #c4newstwitpic.com/cs6k02
? Anna Doble (@annadoble) May 21, 2013
Oklahoma City medical examiner says 24 people to date - not 51 - were killed in the Monday tornado in Moore. #c4news
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 21, 2013
This evening President Obama spoke with Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin. Readout: wh.gov/SELr, twitter.com/whitehouse/sta?
? The White House (@whitehouse) May 21, 2013
Update: Residents where storms caused damage allowed back into neighborhoods bit.ly/16HKA9m
? NewsOK (@NewsOK) May 21, 2013
Seven-year-old schoolgirl Isaabella Rojas describes how she and her classmates clung to their desks as a tornado destroyed their Oklahoma school.
RT @salarmyaokeds: Oklahomans are amazing. We just arrived at our command center to find all of this water. twitter.com/SalArmyAOK/sta?
? Governor Mary Fallin (@GovMaryFallin) May 21, 2013
Obama to make statement on Oklahoma tornado at 1400hrs GMT. #c4news bit.ly/118x0To
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 21, 2013
Peterson Zatterlee and his friend, Abby Madi, comfort his dog Rippy, who is recovering from the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma.
HM: ‘Our deepest sympathies go out to all those whose lives have been affected, as well as the American people’ #Oklahoma #tornado
? TheBritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) May 21, 2013
One Oklahoma tornado survivor gets a welcome surprise when her dog emerges from the rubble, mid interview. Read more on the story here
Homes are left devastated and over 90 feared dead after a huge tornado rips through the suburbs of Oklahoma City.
Pic of the Day: A teacher hugs a child after tornado destroyed school in south Oklahoma City #prayforoklahoma twitter.com/Fascinatingpic?
? Fascinating Pictures (@Fascinatingpics) May 21, 2013
Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the third man behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, died this morning at the age of 82 after a short illness, his manager Norma Farnes said today.
Royal Mail announces big jump in profits to £440m compared with £152m a year earlier. #c4news
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 21, 2013
Stunning footage of the tornado that devastated Moore, Oklahoma.
?@matthewkeyslive: Photo: “We Survived” written on building in Moore, Oklahoma - twitter.com/MatthewKeysLiv??
? Ed Fraser (@frasereC4) May 21, 2013
My thoughts and prayers are with those in Oklahoma affected by the tragic tornado outbreak.
? Sen. Tom Coburn M.D. (@TomCoburn) May 20, 2013
We will continue efforts throughout the night and will update as needed. Oklahoma, you inspire us as we face this tragedy side-by-side.
? Red Cross Oklahoma (@redcrossokc) May 21, 2013
