During the May tornado insurance companies will pay U.S. $ 5 billion

During the May tornado that occurred in the United States, insurance companies will need to pay about $ 5 billion. The total size of the damage suffered is estimated by experts at five billion dollars. These figures were presented in a report published today �Eqecat� (International Disaster Assessment Group).

From Saturday to Monday, and up to ten U.S. states have reported more than 70 tornadoes. About the biggest devastation officials said the state of Oklahoma. Also, was almost completely destroyed by American City Moore, in which there were more than forty thousand people, and located at a distance of 15 kilometers from the capital city of Oklahoma City.

Nearly 300 people were injured with varying degrees of severity, and 24 residents were killed Moore. On the basis of more refined data, almost completely destroyed at least 13,000 residential buildings and engineering structures. Only in Moore, the amount of material damage that has been suffered by the fierce tornado, is, according to expert estimates, at least $ 2 billion.

According to an employee Weather Service, wind speed indicator, directly inside the funnel tornado in Oklahoma was at 320 kilometers per hour. Width of the tornado was 2 kilometers. In total, the tornado was on the ground for about 45 minutes, but managed to leave behind swath of destruction in the distance of 27 kilometers. According to experts, the energy that was released during the passage of the tornado, at least eight times was greater than the power of the bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima - by the expert in "U.S. News" magazine for investors "Market Leader".

It should be noted that the effects of past tornadoes in Oklahoma is quite small compared with those who had previously suffered the U.S. economy over the past few years. Including can recall the terrible forces storm Sandy, which hit the main financial center of the world of New York City in October, the last in 2012. At that time, the net loss was estimated between 50 and 75 billion dollars - experts in "U.S. News" publication for investors "Market Leader".

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