Major Tornado Hits Moore, Oklahoma: 91 Reported Dead, Many Still Missing

This past Monday night, a monster tornado touched ground in Moore, Oklahoma. According to recent reports, as many as 91 people lost their lives during this natural disaster. Of these, it appears that 20 were children.

Information shared with the public says that 233 people, including 70 children, needed medical attention following their being seriously injured.

Meteorologists say that, as far as they can tell, local winds reached the top speed of 200 mph (about 322 kmp).

Hence the storm's wreaking havoc on this area and causing severe damage to several housing developments.

RT says that, according to preliminary reports, two schools (i.e. Plaza Towers Elementary and Briarwood Elementary) have also suffered extensive damage because of the tornado.

“You could be killed if not underground or in a tornado shelter. Complete destruction of neighborhoods, businesses and vehicles will occur.”

“Flying debris will be deadly to people and animals,” the country's National Weather Service reportedly warned on Sunday, just before the tornado hit.

Although rescue teams are still sifting through the debris left behind by this monster tornado, they do not expect to find any more survivors, local media says.

By the looks of it, rescue activities are hampered by the extensive damage caused by the storm to local buildings and roads.

Thus, it appears that even local officers are having a rather difficult time making head and tail of this Oklahoma City suburb.

Specialists say that this past Monday's storm might just be the deadliest since 2011 until present day, and that it ranks amongst the worst reported in the past 20 years.

The same source informs us that, according to specialists working with the National Weather Service in the United States, this tornado need be classified as an EF4 (i.e. the second-strongest type of tornado).

The debris left behind by this major tornado is said to cover an area roughly 20 miles long (32.1 kilometers) and several miles wide.

The storm lasted for about 40 minutes, witnesses and specialists say.