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2013 Tornado Season

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Inky_Wretch, May 20, 2013.

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  1. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Not a fan of it.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jan 1, 2015
    Chef2, May 21, 2013
    #61
  2. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    The number of kids involved in this tragedy is going to make this one trump plenty of situations where the body count is a lot higher.

    Unfortunately, I think there are a lot of people who see these kinds of tragedies every year and while they're sympathetic, they may be somewhat numb to it.

    Not too many people are numb to hearing about kids dying after a tornado hits a grade school.
     
    Mizzougrad96, May 21, 2013
    #62
  3. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    What irks me is the people in front of the school that interview a 10-year old who is scared out of his mind.
     
    Chef2, May 21, 2013
    #63
  4. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Take that to the other thread. Not here.
     
    MileHigh, May 21, 2013
    #64
  5. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Meanwhile, death toll revised DOWN to 24.
     
    MileHigh, May 21, 2013
    #65
  6. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    How on earth? The ME had 51 confirmed at one point.
     
    Inky_Wretch, May 21, 2013
    #66
  7. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Thought the same thing....
     
    Chef2, May 21, 2013
    #67
  8. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    "We have got good news. The number right now is 24," said Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer at the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office. The prior figure of 51 dead may have included some double-reported casualties, Elliott said.

    "There was a lot of chaos," Elliott said.

    http://news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-officials-24-not-51-bodies-found-massive-130607015.html
     
    MileHigh, May 21, 2013
    #68
  9. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    I guess if there is good news to be had out of OKC....
     
    Chef2, May 21, 2013
    #69
  10. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Wow. And thank God.

    That said, I'm sure it will go up no matter what the current count is right now.
     
    Inky_Wretch, May 21, 2013
    #70
  11. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Wow, I thought they had said that 20 kids had died at that school. Is that a separate deal?
     
    Mizzougrad96, May 21, 2013
    #71
  12. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    CNN just had raw video from The Oklahoman of the kids at one of the schools standing around outside after the tornado hit. Aside from the fact it made it really, really dusty in here, I was impressed by how well the teachers were organizing the kids and trying to keep some control.
     
    Inky_Wretch, May 21, 2013
    #72
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