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22 people survived tornado in bank vault
Jan Davis & Teresa Price of Tinker Federal Credit Union in Moore, Oklahoma describe how they hid in a vault along with 12 other workers and eight bank members as the building was destroyed.
"It was crowded" says Davis, "but if there were more people we would have crowded them right in." (Video)
The credit union posted the following photos to their Facebook page.
This is the vault where 14 TFCU employees and eight members rode out yesterday's tornado in Moore and emerged safely afterward. (From Tinker Federal Credit Union Facebook Page)
From Tinker Federal Credit Union Facebook page
Mother of 10 saves school children, loses home
Maylene Sorrels is a single mom of 10 children, eight of whom still live with her. She is also a teacher's aide at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma. As the tornado hit, Sorrels says she covered her bodies over several children and sang as loudly as she could in their ears as debris flew all around them, including a car. She stayed with the children until their parents came to pick them up, then went to the hospital to get treated for a concussion.
Sorrels' house was destroyed and she has been staying with relatives. If you could like to help Maylene Sorrels and her children, a donation page has been set up for them at fundrazr.com.
CNN's Wolf Blitzer spoke with her in an emotional interview. (Video)
Tornado brews, mom grabs tot and runs
A last-minute decision to leave the house saves a mother and toddler from the massive Oklahoma tornado.
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See tornado devour roof in Oklahoma
The National Weather Service's Paul Schlatter explains how tornadoes grow into destructive storms.
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Victims risk returning to homes
CNN's Brian Todd reports on the dangers of residents returning home and shares one elderly woman's dramatic story of survival.
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