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Oklahoma lawmakers who opposed disaster aid now face own disaster
WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma’s five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes. At the time, some of the Oklahoma lawmakers...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters, James Inhofe, Tom Coburn, Politics
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Fair Grove MO principal recalls childhood at Moore, OK elementary school
jscherder@ky3.comFAIR GROVE, Mo -- More than 100 Oklahoma schools have reinforced tornado shelters. However, the two in the town of Moore did not when an EF-5 tornado devastated the community. Five years ago, the Fair Grove School District didn't have adequate shelter...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Wichita schools first in nation with safe rooms for storms
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe tornado in Moore, Oklahoma has many parents in Wichita worried about their child's safety at school. Wichita is actually the first district in the nation to build safe rooms inside of schools. The project started at Jefferson elementary in 2000,...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Joplin Tornado (2011)
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After deadly Oklahoma tornado, officials vow to rebuild Moore
MOORE, Okla. – State and local officials vowed to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. At an afternoon news conference,...Tags: Executive Branch, National Weather Service, Local Government, Health and Safety at School, Barack Obama
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Tornado touches off new interest in safe rooms, architect says
St. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS Brad Erwin was in junior high that day in August 1990, when a tornado destroyed much of his hometown of Plainfield. Ill., including two schools. Twenty-nine people died during the storm. Erwin believes the death toll could have been much higher...Tags: Tornadoes, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at School, Architecture
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Twisters keep returning, but Oklahoma still short on shelters
ReutersBy Mary Wisniewski and David Bailey May 21 (Reuters) - The people of central Oklahoma know all too well the destructive power of a tornado, but when a big one rolled toward the town of Moore again on Monday, residents had few basements and storm shelters...Tags: Texas Tech University , Tornadoes, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Health and Safety at School, Natural Disasters
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More L.A. firefighters sent to areas hit by Oklahoma tornado
Two Los Angeles County Fire Department captains have been dispatched with specialized rescue teams to areas ravaged by a tornado that left a 20-mile-long swath of death and destruction in Oklahoma, officials said Tuesday afternoon. One captain is...Tags: Tornadoes, Fires, Natural Disasters, Los Angeles Fire Department
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After tornado, Obama offers support to Oklahoma governor
WASHINGTON--President Obama called Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Monday evening to offer federal support for the communities hit by a devastating tornado, the White House said in a statement. Obama expressed his concern for those affected and offered all...Tags: Executive Branch, Barack Obama, Health and Safety at School, Natural Disasters, Janet Napolitano
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Los servicios de rescate continúan buscando víctimas del tornado de Oklahoma
EFELos servicios de rescate continúan buscando esta mañana entre los escombros víctimas del devastador tornado que se abatió ayer sobre la ciudad de Oklahoma, en el sur de EEUU, y que ha matado a casi un centenar de personas, según un balance provisional....Tags: Tornadoes, Barack Obama, Natural Disasters, Mary Fallin, Briarwood
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Officials plan Michigan flooding damage assessments
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Officials plan to conduct preliminary damage assessments in parts of West Michigan that were among areas hit hard by recent flooding. The state police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is working with...
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Bridgeton taking steps to restore popular Sunset Lake
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Bridgeton officials will take action Tuesday on a pair of significant steps to restore a popular recreational lake that went dry more than two years ago because of too much water. Heavy rains and runoff from storms swelled Sunset Lake in August 2010...Tags: Local Government, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Weather Reports, Lakes and Ponds, Weather
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Long Term Recovery Team provided help even after army of volunteers was gone
Greeley Tribune, Colo.It's not the vivid memories of being holed up in a bank vault as nature's fury blew out windows and demolished cars that Bob Hinderaker remembers most from the twister of 2008. It's what came in the following weeks, months and years that sticks out most...
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