At least 51 killed, including 20 children, as tornado tears through Oklahoma

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The tornadoes that swept across Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota.
At least four separate tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma late on Sunday afternoon, including the one near the town of Shawnee that laid waste to much of a
mobile home park. Picture: AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, G.J. McCarthy


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Across the state, 21 people were injured, not including those who suffered bumps and bruises and chose not to visit a hospital, said Keli Cain,
a spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. Picture: AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, G.J. McCarthy


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Forecasters had been warning for days that the weekend storm system could produce tornadoes, and emergency responders throughout the region were vigilant throughout the weekend as it moved northeastward. Tornado watches or warnings were in effect in several states. Above, Alli Christian, left, returns Jessica Wilkinson's dog Bella to her after finding her among the wreckage of Wilkinson's home. Picture: AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Steve Sisney


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The funnel of a tornadic thunderstorm almost touches the ground near South Haven, in Kansas
Picture: REUTERS/Gene Blevins

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The National Weather Service issued an initial finding that the tornado was an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale,
the second most-powerful type of twister Picture: AP

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Several children were pulled alive from the rubble
Picture: Sue Ogrocki/AP

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Storm chaser videographer and photographer Brad Mack records a tornado near a home in South Haven, Kansas
Picture: Reuters

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Lightning from a tornadic thunderstorm passing over Clearwater, Kansas
Picture: REUTERS/Gene Blevins

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