They Would Have Graduated Last Year: Moore s 2013 Tornado That Killed 7 School Children Sparks Change news9.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news9.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Districts across the metro have been building safer schools since seven young students lost their lives at Plaza Towers Elementary on May 20, 2013. KFOR has followed along since the journey began and News 4's Ali Meyer checked in for an update as we approach the 10-year anniversary of that fateful day.
legos. we met janae hornsby s dad. he called her a ball of energy and love. can t believe she is gone. neither can her cousin who tells her mom, i don t want to sound crazy, but she is going to call me. her dad still hopes that somehow his daughter may still be alive, but he knows she is not. the first thing people noticed about sydney marie angle was her eyes and smile. she loved softball, pitched her first game recently. she loved her dog, charlie. she loved her classmates at plaza to we ares and they loved her. sydney angle 9 years old. seven can kids died, ten in all. shannon quick, leaves behind two sons, 8 and 13 years old. they were all together when the storm hit. the 8-year-old was hurt, as well. so was his grandmother, shann shannon s mom, joy.
immediate right now because they have no home, but also down the road with medical bills and the like. you can contribute by going to www.fundme.com/30 mh 60. www. www.gofundme.com/30mh60. we want to bring stories as much as possible. last night a viewer saw our interview with janae hornsby s dad, moved them deeply. they offered to pay for her funer funeral. we connected them with the family and thank them for their part. you can contact me on twitter @andersoncooper, i ll be tweeting in the hour ahead, although the service still spotty. a look at the devastation sat
we have learned 2,400 homes have been damaged by the tornado in the oklahoma city area, 10,000 have been directly affected by the storm. the mayor of moore tells cnn his city has gone from rescue and searching to recovery. the death toll from the tornado now stands at 24. dramatically lower than first indicated. but the none is still tragic. nine children lost their lives. tonight we re learning a bit more about one of those children. janae hornsby. she died along six of her classmates at the plaza towers elementary school, a building now almost completely flattened. the stories of those who survived are just starting to be heard. i had to hold on to the wall to keep myself safe because i didn t want to fly away in the tornado. we had to pull a car out of