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Viola Ford Fletcher, Oldest Survivor Of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies At 111
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died.
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2 Killed As Powerful Tornado Devastates US's Oklahoma
Rescuers in the US state of Oklahoma were searching Sunday for survivors in the tangled remains of mobile homes and other structures demolished overnight by a powerful tornado that killed at least two people.
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At least 18 killed by tornadoes in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa
Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa.
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Survivors of deadly US Midwest tornado sift through wreckage
When a powerful tornado bore down on the small city of Washington, Illinois, on Sunday, Ryan Bowers took his wife's advice and sheltered in the basement with their 2-1/2-month-old daughter and their dogs.
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Barack Obama consoles Oklahoma tornado victims
President Barack Obama flew to tornado-ravaged Oklahoma Sunday, offering moral and monetary support to people still reeling from lost lives and shattered neighbourhoods. He told survivors, "You've got folks behind you" across America.
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US tornado survivors begin rebuilding their lives
Survivors of the killer tornado that ripped through this Oklahoma City suburb rolled up their sleeves Wednesday under a blazing sun and got down to the long, hard task of rebuilding their lives.
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Rescuers search Oklahoma tornado town ruins as recovery starts
Rescue workers with sniffer dogs picked through the ruins of an Oklahoma town on Wednesday to ensure no survivors remained buried after a deadly tornado left thousands homeless and trying to salvage what was left of their belongings.
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Rescuers seek Oklahoma tornado survivors as area eyes recovery
Rescue efforts in the tornado-ravaged Oklahoma City suburb of Moore continued through the night into Wednesday morning, with officials increasingly confident that everyone caught in the disaster had been accounted for.
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Riding out US tornado in a walk-in freezer: a survivor's tale
For years Anita Zhang's neighbours joked that if a tornado ever bore down on her Chinese restaurant, folks could take refuge in its roomy walk-in freezer.
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Viola Ford Fletcher, Oldest Survivor Of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies At 111
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died.
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2 Killed As Powerful Tornado Devastates US's Oklahoma
Rescuers in the US state of Oklahoma were searching Sunday for survivors in the tangled remains of mobile homes and other structures demolished overnight by a powerful tornado that killed at least two people.
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At least 18 killed by tornadoes in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa
Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa.
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Survivors of deadly US Midwest tornado sift through wreckage
When a powerful tornado bore down on the small city of Washington, Illinois, on Sunday, Ryan Bowers took his wife's advice and sheltered in the basement with their 2-1/2-month-old daughter and their dogs.
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Barack Obama consoles Oklahoma tornado victims
President Barack Obama flew to tornado-ravaged Oklahoma Sunday, offering moral and monetary support to people still reeling from lost lives and shattered neighbourhoods. He told survivors, "You've got folks behind you" across America.
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US tornado survivors begin rebuilding their lives
Survivors of the killer tornado that ripped through this Oklahoma City suburb rolled up their sleeves Wednesday under a blazing sun and got down to the long, hard task of rebuilding their lives.
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Rescuers search Oklahoma tornado town ruins as recovery starts
Rescue workers with sniffer dogs picked through the ruins of an Oklahoma town on Wednesday to ensure no survivors remained buried after a deadly tornado left thousands homeless and trying to salvage what was left of their belongings.
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Rescuers seek Oklahoma tornado survivors as area eyes recovery
Rescue efforts in the tornado-ravaged Oklahoma City suburb of Moore continued through the night into Wednesday morning, with officials increasingly confident that everyone caught in the disaster had been accounted for.
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Riding out US tornado in a walk-in freezer: a survivor's tale
For years Anita Zhang's neighbours joked that if a tornado ever bore down on her Chinese restaurant, folks could take refuge in its roomy walk-in freezer.
