Technology Report - Promoting Tornado Safe Rooms in Oklahoma

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May 20th, a tornado brought death and destruction to the American of Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado had wind speeds of up to kilometers an hour. Twenty-four people died when the storm cut through city. People had only 15 minutes to react to warnings. Some Moore or took refuge in the most secure area of their . The lucky ones took cover in underground shelters or steel-and-concrete structures safe rooms. Leslie Chapman Henderson is head of a nonprofit group the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes. She is a big supporter tornado safe rooms. She says they can help reduce the number tornado deaths. A safe room is built to resist high winds flying wreckage. Skye Strouhal survived the tornado in Moore. He watched it moved in her direction. He and a friend ran to neighbor's underground shelter only minutes before the storm struck. Better methods predicting storms give people like Skye Strouhal and her friend more . But they need someplace safe to go. Structures can be built resist strong winds. But not all structures may be able to a tornado as strong as the one that hit Moore. It rated F-5, the highest possible rating. Moore lies in an area the United States called Tornado Alley. Powerful storm systems are common. tornado in May was the fourth to strike the city in years. Moore's mayor is pushing for laws requiring safe rooms in new buildings. Similar proposals followed other tornado strikes, but no laws passed. For VOA Learning English, I'm Laurel Bowman.

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