01/06/2013 | World

At least twelve dead in Oklahoma tornadoes

Twelve people were killed in tornadoes that swept through central Oklahoma, part of a storm system that caused widespread flooding in Oklahoma City and its suburbs, official reported.

03/06/2013 | World

Death toll reaches 18 in Oklahoma tornadoes, storms

The death toll from deadly tornadoes and severe flooding that struck Oklahoma on Friday and Saturday has risen to 18, including 12 adults and six children, with the bodies of seven people still unidentified, the state's chief medical examiner said.

22/05/2013 | World

Rescue teams comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors

Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights combed through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, homes and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb.

26/05/2013 | World

Obama visits Oklahoma town digging out after tornado devastation

US President Barack Obama arrived in Moore, Oklahoma to tour the town that was hammered last week by a powerful tornado that killed 24 people and assure its residents that the federal government would provide long-term help.

31/05/2013 | World

Tornado touches down near Oklahoma City, emergency declared

A "large and extremely dangerous" tornado that touched down west of Oklahoma City, causing some damage, was headed toward the city, and a tornado emergency has been declared in the area, the National Weather Service said.

21/05/2013 | World

Neighborhoods razed by tornado that killed 24 in Oklahoma

Pre-dawn emergency workers searched feverishly for survivors in the rubble of homes, primary schools and an hospital in an Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by a massive tornado feared to have killed up to 91 people and injured well over 200 residents.

21/05/2013 | World

Obama pledges all necessary help for tornado-hit Oklahoma

21/05/2013 | World

Tornado threat continues, including Dallas-Fort Worth area

25/12/2012 | World

Storm brings white Christmas, tornado threat to central US

A major winter storm brought a rare white Christmas to the southern US plains today, contributing to a 21-vehicle pile-up that shut down a major highway in Oklahoma and the death of a Texas man.

11/04/2013 | World

Storms unleash heavy snow, tornadoes in central US

Spring storms unleashed heavy snow, rain and high winds, including tornadoes, across parts of the central United States, leaving thousands of residents and businesses without power and causing scattered property damage.

16/05/2013 | World

Texas tornadoes kill six, death toll could rise: officials

At least six people were killed when a powerful tornado ripped through a neighborhood including a Habitat for Humanity low income housing area in the north Texas town of Granbury yesterday, marking the deadliest severe storm outbreak in the United States this year.

29/05/2011 | World

Obama vows response to Missouri tornado

President Barack Obama promised victims of the deadliest .S tornado in 65 years that the federal government would help them rebuild, saying it was a national tragedy.

01/03/2012 | World

At least 12 killed as tornadoes strike US Midwest

At least 12 killed as tornadoes strike US Midwest powerful storms that spawned tornadoes ripped through the US Midwest today, killing at least 12 people, including six in Illinois who were crushed when a house was lifted up and fell on them, authorities said.

16/04/2012 | World

Death toll from Oklahoma tornado rises to six

The death toll rose to six from a tornado that ripped through an Oklahoma town during a weekend outbreak of dozens of twisters across the Great Plains, officials said.

23/05/2011 | World

Monster tornado kills at least 116 in Missouri

At least 116 people have died in Joplin, Missouri after a monster tornado roared through the small city, local officials said. Rescue crews from throughout the region were deployed to the town to help dig through the rubble, and aid those left injured and homeless.

24/05/2011 | World

Search for survivors continues in tornado struck Missouri

The tornado that raked Joplin on Sunday was the deadliest single twister in the United States since 1947, when a tornado in Woodland, Oklahoma, killed 181 people. As the city slowly recovers from the traumatic event, people try to locate their loved ones.

27/05/2011 | World

Hundreds still missing in tornado-hit Missouri city

23/04/2011 | World

St. Louis works to reopen airport after twisters

Crews worked to get St. Louis' tornado-battered airport ready to reopen on Sunday after it was hit by a roaring storm that also destroyed houses, tossed cars and knocked out power.

27/04/2011 | World

US storms, tornadoes kill 25 in Alabama alone

Tornadoes and storms lashed the US South, leading to 25 deaths in Alabama alone over a 24 hour period, state authorities said.

29/04/2011 | World

Obama promises help to rebuild tornado-hit US South

President Barack Obama flew to the epicenter of one of the United States' worst ever tornado disasters to pledge federal support for recovery after 310 people were killed by destructive twisters.

21/05/2013 | Multimedia

Watch Oklahoma’s deadly tornado

With at least 91 people dead and dozens of injured, Oklahoma city has been hit by one of the most tragic tornados in the US since 1890. President Barack Obama signs disaster declaration.