US President declares state of Oklahoma, "disaster area"
The hurricane that swept through the state, killing at least 51 people and destroying many homes
US President Barack Obama declared the state of Oklahoma, "disaster area" after a powerful cyclone hit the state south of the United States, killing at least 51 people and destroying many homes and the invasion of hundreds of buildings, including two schools.
The hurricane swept through the Oklahoma City suburb of gusts of up to 300 km / h.
He said journalists from "Kay F or R / NBC" local television station that the children were held in the ruins of a school in Murray, a city of about 55 thousand people, which affected more than others by the hurricane. It showed pictures broadcast on television stations elements of the rescue teams they are searching the rubble.
The local television station aired by helicopter pictures show houses on large distances and is totally destroyed, and the people in the rubble of destroyed homes with dozens of cars.
Fire at least one outbreak in the region also recorded. It was the evacuation of the medical center in the city, according to a spokesman for the station "CNN" he said, was the transfer of all of the patients to other hospitals
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The estimated local meteorological hurricane strength as "EFF 44" on the scale of hurricanes, which means hurricane with wind speeds up to between 260 and 320 kilometers per hour.
Authorities said at least seven people were injured, and authorities were assessing damage in the northeast of the state of Oklahoma was born after severe storms landing multiple tornado Wednesday night - Tulsa, Oklahoma (ADP).
He said the National Meteorological Amy Janka's tornado dropped and raised many times as areas swept Tulsa North Iowas.
He said the city of Tulsa in a statement that many of the roads were closed and police and firefighters were canvassing in the city. The city's media officer Michael Allen in the affected area one, they were searching every house, but immediate reports of anyone who did not respond were missing. Streets and sections of the water and help the roadblocks and the removal of rubble.
Janka's said the weather service received reports of debris Storage, trees and some structural damage
The estimated local meteorological hurricane strength as "EFF 44" on the scale of hurricanes, which means hurricane with wind speeds up to between 260 and 320 kilometers per hour.
Authorities said at least seven people were injured, and authorities were assessing damage in the northeast of the state of Oklahoma was born after severe storms landing multiple tornado Wednesday night - Tulsa, Oklahoma (ADP).
He said the National Meteorological Amy Janka's tornado dropped and raised many times as areas swept Tulsa North Iowas.
He said the city of Tulsa in a statement that many of the roads were closed and police and firefighters were canvassing in the city. The city's media officer Michael Allen in the affected area one, they were searching every house, but immediate reports of anyone who did not respond were missing. Streets and sections of the water and help the roadblocks and the removal of rubble.
Janka's said the weather service received reports of debris Storage, trees and some structural damage
.
Spokeswoman Kelly Brewer quoted Emergency Medical Services Authority, the ambulance service provider, seven patients. Brute said one was in critical condition and many of them were in serious condition.
EM SA said earlier that the transfer of nine people
Spokeswoman Kelly Brewer quoted Emergency Medical Services Authority, the ambulance service provider, seven patients. Brute said one was in critical condition and many of them were in serious condition.
EM SA said earlier that the transfer of nine people
.
Oklahoma public services company reported nearly 5,000 customers without electricity in the region.
The National Center for predicting hurricane earlier in the day and was nearly 9 million people in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas in the enhanced area of danger Wednesday, and put it in the bull's eye of some of the most powerful storms. It includes a higher degree of risk capital area Dallas-Fort Worth area.
In Louisiana, the National Weather Service issued a flood of an hour from the northern parts of the state until 19:00 on Thursday. Forecasters say the multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms produce 2-4 inches of rain, and perhaps 6 inches in some parts of the state.
"Heavy rains from the waves of storms can be renewed flooding in northern Louisiana," said Cynthia Palmer, predicting the Meteorological Office in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Palmer said the ground is still saturated in that part of the state, which has seen record floods earlier this month.
"We will see the heaviest rains in the Monroe area of northeast Louisiana to begin late this afternoon and evening and another wave that on Thursday," Palmer said Wednesday morning. "This is the area where we could see up to 6 inches."
In northern Mississippi, forecasters said the thunderstorms brought rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches. It was hours of torrential rains in fact until Thursday evening.
Middle system also is moving, it was expected to put in early on Thursday Alabama, where forecasters say the main threats to be hurricanes and strong storms and winds of up to 70 miles per hour, quarter-sized hail and heavy rain
Oklahoma public services company reported nearly 5,000 customers without electricity in the region.
The National Center for predicting hurricane earlier in the day and was nearly 9 million people in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas in the enhanced area of danger Wednesday, and put it in the bull's eye of some of the most powerful storms. It includes a higher degree of risk capital area Dallas-Fort Worth area.
In Louisiana, the National Weather Service issued a flood of an hour from the northern parts of the state until 19:00 on Thursday. Forecasters say the multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms produce 2-4 inches of rain, and perhaps 6 inches in some parts of the state.
"Heavy rains from the waves of storms can be renewed flooding in northern Louisiana," said Cynthia Palmer, predicting the Meteorological Office in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Palmer said the ground is still saturated in that part of the state, which has seen record floods earlier this month.
"We will see the heaviest rains in the Monroe area of northeast Louisiana to begin late this afternoon and evening and another wave that on Thursday," Palmer said Wednesday morning. "This is the area where we could see up to 6 inches."
In northern Mississippi, forecasters said the thunderstorms brought rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches. It was hours of torrential rains in fact until Thursday evening.
Middle system also is moving, it was expected to put in early on Thursday Alabama, where forecasters say the main threats to be hurricanes and strong storms and winds of up to 70 miles per hour, quarter-sized hail and heavy rain
.
In Georgia, forecasters said more than 4 inches of rain could fall in the western parts of the state.
He remained Janka's additional possibility of tornadoes from the storms that hit the state of Oklahoma. She said that while the system is not as strong as it was when it passed in the Tulsa area, it still has the intention to produce hurricanes.
In Georgia, forecasters said more than 4 inches of rain could fall in the western parts of the state.
He remained Janka's additional possibility of tornadoes from the storms that hit the state of Oklahoma. She said that while the system is not as strong as it was when it passed in the Tulsa area, it still has the intention to produce hurricanes.
