May 20, 2013- A 2-mile-wide (3 km-wide) tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing at least 51 people while destroying entire tracts of homes, piling cars atop one another, and trapping 2 dozen school children beneath rubble.
20 of the 51 confirmed deaths were children and at least 45 of the 230 people injured were children, according to area hospitals. It was the deadliest tornado since one killed 161 people in Joplin, Missouri, 2 years ago.
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20 of the 51 confirmed deaths were children and at least 45 of the 230 people injured were children, according to area hospitals. It was the deadliest tornado since one killed 161 people in Joplin, Missouri, 2 years ago.
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