Search Ends for Victims in Tulsa Tornado; Toll at 7
National Guardsmen searched for more victims amid tornado debris and survivors collected scattered belongings Sunday after the twister that killed at least seven people.
Homeowners in the small town east of Tulsa were allowed back into neighborhoods to inspect damage and begin clearing rubble.
“This just flattened everything,” Gov. David Walters said after seeing the damage.
More than 95 people were treated for injuries that included cuts and burns.
The twister toppled a church in Tulsa, but worshipers gathered for services Sunday at a gymnasium next door. In Catoosa, it demolished at least 75 mobile homes, 23 houses and several businesses, Police Chief Benny Dirck said.
State emergency director Tom Feuerborn called a damage estimate of $100 million “very loose.”
Feuerborn’s state Department of Emergency Management initially reported 10 deaths, based on reports from ambulance services, but he said Sunday that seven deaths have been confirmed.
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