Heavy storm has distracted Midwest, US. After clearly destroy Joplin at Missouri, the tornado moved to southwest and attacked to Oklahoma and two states. They are Arkansas and Kansas. The victims from May 24th to May 25th are at least 13 people died.
The Impact Of Joplin Tornado
Oklahoma City and surrounding metropolitan areas into the most severely damaged areas. Fallen trees struck power cables and house residents. Tall buildings had collapsed. Big and small vehicles are also somersaults in the street. Besides physical damage, the death toll in Oklahoma was also the most widely compared to two other states.
Until yesterday morning, the death toll in Oklahoma carrying eight people. “The storm claimed the lives of five residents in Canadian County, two citizens of Logan County and a resident of Grady County,” said Cherokee Ballard, spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Medical Examiner.
Arkansas Department of Disaster Management spokesman Tommy Jackson reported that the three victims were killed was from Franklin and Johnson County. The report justified the Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Devin Bramlett.
According to Bramlett, tornado ransacked the headquarters of Franklin County fire department. The roof of a permanent building was flying. The firefighters inside the compound were hurt. Fortunately, the storm quickly passed and injuries can be immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Unlike other victims who died because of falling debris, two victims in Kansas were killed in the car. When the tornado struck at 18.00 local time, the two were driving on the streets of the small town of St. John. Because of the strength of storms, their car slammed into the asphalt and both were killed instantly.
Hurricanes make local government difficulty evacuating. Many of the victims trapped in rubble. “It’s really a precarious situation. We must be more vigilant,” said Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin in an interview with CNN Tuesday night.
Until yesterday, the evacuation of casualties in Joplin was also not completed. Since the attack a bad storm on Sunday night (5/22th), electricity in a city of about 50 thousand, it still goes out.
“In the midst of these limitations, we are still trying hard to find survivors,” said Mark Rohr, city government officials. So far, carrying 123 people dead and hundreds more reported missing.
— mellissa