As a result of rampant disaster killed 24 residents of the U.S., the Moor, nearly 300 injured. Completely or partially destroyed 13 thousand buildings
Size caused by a series of tornado damage that will have to compensate the American insurance companies to be $ 5 billion These figures are in a report published today an international group of experts to assess the disaster "Eqecat".
In the United States, from Saturday to Monday in 10 states were recorded 76 tornadoes. About the most destruction officials say Oklahoma. Virtually wiped out the city Moore with a population of 41 thousand people, located 15 km south of the capital of the State of Oklahoma City.
As a result of rampant disaster killed 24 residents Moore, nearly 300 injured. According to some data, completely or partially destroyed 13 thousand residential buildings and engineering structures. Only in this town the size of damage, which should compensate for the insurance companies, more than $ 2 billion
According to meteorologists, the wind speed inside the funnel of tornado in Oklahoma exceeded 320 km per hour. Width of the tornado was about 2 km away. He was on the ground about 45 minutes and left swath of destruction length of about 27 km. Scientists estimate that the energy that is released during the passage of a tornado, no less than eight times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In May 1999, the same areas of Oklahoma hit the most powerful tornado in history - the wind speed inside its crater was 486 kilometers per hour. The victims of the disaster were then 44 people.
Size caused by a series of tornado damage that will have to compensate the American insurance companies to be $ 5 billion These figures are in a report published today an international group of experts to assess the disaster "Eqecat".
In the United States, from Saturday to Monday in 10 states were recorded 76 tornadoes. About the most destruction officials say Oklahoma. Virtually wiped out the city Moore with a population of 41 thousand people, located 15 km south of the capital of the State of Oklahoma City.
As a result of rampant disaster killed 24 residents Moore, nearly 300 injured. According to some data, completely or partially destroyed 13 thousand residential buildings and engineering structures. Only in this town the size of damage, which should compensate for the insurance companies, more than $ 2 billion
According to meteorologists, the wind speed inside the funnel of tornado in Oklahoma exceeded 320 km per hour. Width of the tornado was about 2 km away. He was on the ground about 45 minutes and left swath of destruction length of about 27 km. Scientists estimate that the energy that is released during the passage of a tornado, no less than eight times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In May 1999, the same areas of Oklahoma hit the most powerful tornado in history - the wind speed inside its crater was 486 kilometers per hour. The victims of the disaster were then 44 people.
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