13 Heartbreaking Photos From The Aftermath Of The Oklahoma Tornado

A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire, and destroying an elementary school. The search continues for survivors.

By
Michelle Broder Van Dyke
by Michelle Broder Van Dyke

BuzzFeed News Reporter

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Sue Ogrocki / AP

A woman carries her child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla.

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Sue Ogrocki / AP

A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers.

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Sue Ogrocki / AP

A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School.

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GENE BLEVINS / Reuters

A rescue worker looks for victims in the Moore Hospital parking lot after being hit by a tornado that destroyed buildings and overturned cars in Moore, Oklahoma.

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Paul Hellstern / AP

Workers look for victims under debris from a tornado that passed across south Oklahoma City.

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Sue Ogrocki / AP

A woman is pulled out from under tornado debris at the Plaza Towers School in Moore, Okla.

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Paul Hellstern / AP

Resident Kim Schwab looks over her destroyed home in south Oklahoma City.

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Sue Ogrocki / AP

A child calls to his father after being pulled from the rubble of the Tower Plaza Elementary School.

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Sue Ogrocki / AP

A fire burns in the Tower Plaza Addition in Moore, Okla.

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GENE BLEVINS / Reuters

Destroyed cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Okla.

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Paul Hellstern / AP

Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City.

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bigstory.ap.org

A child is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in following a tornado in Moore, Okla.

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Via Twitter: @OkCountySheriff

A little dog is found beneath the rubble in Moore, Okla.

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