Aerial Photos: Moore, Oklahoma May 20 Tornado Aftermath

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

These photos from the Oklahoma National Guard show the widespread destruction from Monday’s tornadoes.

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According to the National Weather Service, the twister churned a path 1.3 miles wide and 17 miles long.

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Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

“It is a barren wasteland,” said Shannon Galarneau, of her hometown of Moore, Okla. Her 10-year-old neice is missing, she told Yahoo! News. “Everything is leveled.” This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch)

An aerial view shows Briarwood Elementary with vehicles thrown about after Monday’s tornado, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. At least 24 people, including nine children, were killed in the massive tornado that flattened homes and a school in Moore, on Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A scene of the destruction in Moore, Okla., seen from a plane on Monday. (Holly Bailey/ Yahoo! News)

A scene of the destruction in Moore, Okla., seen from a plane on Monday. (Holly Bailey/ Yahoo! News)

Flyover of tornado damage from the May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs)

Earthquake Hit China’s Sichuan, Killing At least 71

A view of a collapsed building with a sign reading, “Lushan Kindergarden” after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China’s Sichuan province is seen in this April 20, 2013 still image taken from TV. The earthquake hit the province on Saturday, killing at least 28 people and injuring at least 100 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008. REUTERS/China Central Television (CCTV) via REUTERS TV

China’s Sichuan province was hit by an earthquake on Saturday morning April 20, 2013.

The official Xinhua news agency reported that at least 71 people were killed while more than 2200 others were injured.

The earthquake occurred at 8.02 a.m. (0002 GMT) in Lushan county near Ya’an city and the epicenter had a depth of 12 km (7.5 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said.

China’s seismological bureau measured the earthquake at magnitude-7 while the U.S. Geological Survey at 6.6.

It was reported that nearly all of the structures in Longmen village collapsed and that nearly 10,000 houses were damaged throughout the county.

Water and electricity were cut off in Lushan.

The shallow depth of the earthquake caused greater damages to the area.

Hard-hit parts of the county remained unreachable by road, with several highways cut off.

On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9-magnitude quake struck the nearby area leaving more than 90,000 people dead or missing and presumed dead.

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Photos And Video: Texas’s West Fertilizer Co. Explosion Aftermath

At least forteen people were killed in the West Fertilizer Co. plant explosion, 80 miles from Texas on April 17, 2013. (Please click here for Photos And Videos: Deadly Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion)

Authorities were still calling the blast site a crime scene though they said they strongly suspected an accident.

Reuters reported that accoding to the authorities:

“There was no indication of foul play in the fire or the blast it triggered Wednesday night at West Fertilizer Co, a privately owned retail facility that was last inspected two years ago.”

The explosion badly damaged or destroyed nearly 175 homes and other buildings, including a fifty unit apartment complex, a nursing home and schools.

Dozens more homes were reported to have been damaged.

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Photos And Videos: Deadly Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion

In this Instagram photo provided by Andy Bartee, a plume of smoke rises from a fertilizer plant fire in West, Texas on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. An explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco Wednesday night injured dozens of people and sent flames shooting high into the night sky, leaving the factory a smoldering ruin and causing major damage to surrounding buildings. (AP Photo/Andy Bartee)

A massive explosion hit the West Fertilizer Co. plant some 18 miles north of Waco, Texas on Wednesday, April 17, 2013.

CNN reported that:

“The Wednesday night blast shook houses 50 miles away and measured as a 2.1-magnitude seismic event, according to the United States Geological Survey”.

At least 160 people were injured in this massive blast.

So far they are not sure how many people were killed but at least up to 15 people were reportedly killed including two emergency medical personnel.

West Mayor Tommy Muska forewarned on Wednesday night:

“There are a lot of people that got hurt. There are a lot of people that will not be here tomorrow.”

This explosion is far more greater than the ones in Boston during the marathon on April 15, 2013. (Please click the here for the photos and videos of the Boston Marathon tragedy)

“It was like a nuclear bomb went off,” said West Mayor Tommy Muska.

It is said that 10 to 15 buildings have been totally demolished and probably 50 homes were heavily damaged.

People expect more to be found dead because this is a very big one and some people might still be trapped in collapsed buildings.

Yahoo News reported that, Texas Public Safety Department spokesman D.L. Wilson said about half the town, about eight to 10 blocks, had been evacuated and that “we might even have to evacuate on the other side of town” if winds shifted.

The cause of the explosion is not immediately known.

It is really sad and scary to see another huge explosion just two days after the ones in Boston.

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Pressure Cooker Bombs Suspected In Boston Marathon Explosions; Why?

The bomb explosions in Boston during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 had killed 3 people while more than 170 others were injured. (Please click here for the photos)

It is very sad to read about another mass killing in the United States of America.

The victims were eight years old Martin Richard, of Boston, twenty-nine years old Krystle Campbell, of Medford and a Chinese lady identified by the Shenyang Evening News as Lu Lingzi.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI investigating the area found a mangled pressure cooker and a torn black bag that the FBI said were part of a bomb.

Associated Press reported that FBI believes that at least one bomb and possibly both were built using pressure cookers as the superstructure, black powder or gunpowder as the explosive and ball bearings and nails as additional shrapnel.

Boston Marathon bomb scene pictures taken by investigators show the remains of an explosive device. REUTERS

Boston Marathon bomb scene pictures taken by investigators show the remains of an explosive device. REUTERS

Boston Marathon bomb scene pictures taken by investigators show the remains of an explosive device. REUTERS

Boson Marathon bomb scene pictures taken by investigators show the remains of an explosive device. REUTERS

Boston Marathon bomb scene pictures taken by investigators show the remains of an explosive device. REUTERS

Boston Marathon bomb scene pictures taken by investigators show the remains of an explosive device. REUTERS

Boston Marathon bomb scene pictures taken by investigators show the remains of an explosive device. REUTERS

This image from a Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security joint bulletin issued to law enforcement and obtained by The Associated Press, shows the remains of a pressure cooker that the FBI says was part of one of the bombs that exploded during the Boston Marathon. The FBI says it has evidence that indicates one of the bombs was contained in a pressure cooker with nails and ball bearings, and it was hidden in a backpack. (AP Photo/FBI)

This image from a Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security joint bulletin issued to law enforcement and obtained by The Associated Press, shows the remains of a black backpack that the FBI says contained one of the bombs that exploded during the Boston Marathon. The FBI says it has evidence that indicates one of the bombs that exploded in the Boston Marathon was contained in a pressure cooker with nails and ball bearings, and it was hidden in a backpack. (AP Photo/FBI)

It has evidence that indicates one of the bombs that exploded in the Boston Marathon was contained in a pressure cooker with nails and ball bearings, and it was hidden in a backpack, the FBI said.

Anyway they still didn’t know who did it and why.

FBI agent in charge in Boston, Richard DesLauriers said there had been no claim of responsibility for the attack.

It is very irresponsible for the ones who did this because they killed and hurt lots of innocent people for nothing.

I wonder why must people did this and for what reason?

If they are angry about something or demanded something, they should not use violence and caused so much trouble and sadness to other people.

If everybody who are unhappy about something, uses violence to get what they wanted, the world will not be a safe place to live in anymore.

Two wrongs will not make one right.

The people who did this must be adults because I do not think that children could do all these.

It is sad that adults who should be caring, responsible, protective, careful and ‘should behave like an adult’ have the heart to do all these for whatever reason.

There is no fool like and old fool, an adult should behave like an adult and protect the children and not hurt them.

I’m very sad and sorry for the victims, their families and friends especially to the family of Martin Richard, the youngest who was killed.

I hope that the adults in this world will learn to be responsible and behave like one.

Do not be proud of violence and street demonstrations because it will only destroy us all.

Videos And Photos: Explosions Near Boston Marathon’s Finish Line Killed 3

A victim of the first explosion is helped on the sidewalk of Boylston Street, after two explosions went off near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) The injured are helped at the scene of the first explosion on Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty

Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013.

At least three people were killed and more than 140 people were injured.

It is a tragedy and I am very sad and sorry for the victims, their families and friend.

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Florida Man Swallowed By Sinkhole Feared Dead

A man feared dead after he was swallowed by a sinkhole in his suburban Tampa home in Seffner, Florida.

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Reuters reported that Jeff Bush, 37, was in his bedroom Thursday night when the sinkhole suddenly swallowed him and the entire bedroom into the ground.

The sinkhole was estimated 20 feet across and 20 feet deep.

It caused the home’s concrete floor to cave in around 11 p.m. Thursday.

Fortunately five other people in the house were unharmed.

Bush’s brother Jeremy Bush jumped into the hole and tried to dig to find his brother but he could not find him.

He was rescued by Douglas Duvall of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office who pulled him out from the sinkhole.

The sinkhole is slowly growing and it was feared that the entire house could eventually falls into the unstable ground.

Engineers said the house may have to be demolished, even though from the outside the house seems to be alright.

They took soil samples and ran various tests and found that the entire lot was dangerous.

Reuters reported that,”Authorities had not detected any signs of life after lowering listening devices and cameras into the hole and rescue efforts were suspended after the site was deemed too unsafe for emergency personnel to enter”.

Two adjacent houses were evacuated and officials were considering further evacuations.

“This is not your typical sinkhole,” said Hillsborough County administrator Mike Merrill.

Florida is highly prone to sinkholes because there are caverns below ground of limestone, a porous rock that easily dissolves in water.

This is a disaster.

But when it happens away from buildings and roads, it could turn out to be nice and beautiful places after a long time; please click here for ‘Photos: Amazing Sinkholes Around The World’.

2012 In Review

January:

Powerful Storm Hits Alabama – In Photos →(Please click here for the news)

Residents walk around through the debris of their neighborhood after a possible tornado ripped through the Trussville, Ala. area in the early hours of Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Jefferson County sheriff’s spokesman Randy Christian said the storm produced a possible tornado that moved across northern Jefferson County around 3:30 a.m., causing damage in Oak Grove, Graysville, Fultondale, Center Point, Clay and Trussville. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

February:

Sh-sh-shivering Winter In Europe →(Please click here for the news)

A city phone is seen covered with hoarfrost, with the air temperature at about minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit), in Kiev, February 1, 2012. (REUTERS)

March:

Argentinian Ice Wall Collapses – REUTERS Photos →(Please click here for the news)

Tourists look at the Perito Moreno glacier after the rupture of a massive ice wall near the city of El Calafate in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, southern Argentina, March 4, 2012. The glacier, a massive tongue of ice in the Santa Cruz province that covers 250 square kilometres (97 square miles), advances yearly into a lake, known as Lago Argentino. As Perito Moreno moves forward, it cuts off a river feeding the lake. Water builds up pressure and slowly undermines the ice, forming a tunnel until ice comes tumbling down. The phenomenon repeats itself at irregular intervals, with the last major ice falls occurring in 2008. REUTERS/Andres Arce (ARGENTINA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL)

April:

Bersih 3.0 – As Peaceful As Promised? →(Please click here for the news)

Demonstrators thew all kinds of things towards a moving police car and attacking the car. The photo shows demonstrators kicking the car and someone climbed onto the car kicking the windscreen. They then hit the driver and a reporter who tried to help the bleeding policeman. Are they peaceful people?

May:

Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th Anniversary →(Please click here for the news)

The Golden Gate Bridge at San Francisco, the longest suspension bridge in the world was opened on May 27, 1937. A view taken from one of the towers of pedestrians swarming across the Golden Gate Bridge immediately after the opening. (AP Photo)

June:

Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s First Islamist President Sworn In →(Please click here for the news)

Egypt’s first Islamist president Mohamed Mursi attends his swearing in ceremony in this still image from a video footage in Cairo June 30, 2012. Mursi took his oath of office on Saturday, ending six decades of rule by former military men although the generals in charge since Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year have already curbed his powers. REUTERS/Egyptian Television via Reuters TV

July:

Photos Of London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony →(Please click here for the news)

Fireworks ignite over the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

August:

Photos: Isaac Causing Bad Flooding And Tornadoes (August 31, 2012) →(Please click here for the news)

Water rises around a home on the Jourdan River as Hurricane Isaac passes through Kiln, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger

September:

Muslims Protest Over ‘Innocence of Muslims’→(Please click here for the news)

Protesters against Innocence of Muslims’ in Basra, Iraq Sept 12, 2012 (Picture from Utusan)

October:

In Picture: Superstorm Sandy Slams New Jersey Coast, Sends 13 Feet Surge In NYC →(Please click here for the news)

Sea water floods the Ground Zero construction site, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

November:

Barack Obama Wins American Presidential Election →(Please click here for the news)

Barack Obama Wins American Presidential Election

December:

26 People Died in Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Conn., Mass Shooting- Photos, Videos →(Please click here for the news)

Good Morning America – Connecticut Shooter Adam Lanza: ‘Obviously Not Well’ (ABC News)

Photos: Landslide In Setiawangsa

Landslide at Bukit Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur, December 29, 2012. KL Pos.

There was a landslide in Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur on Friday night at about 10pm.

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Most part of the 43 meters concrete barrier in the area collapsed and buried the only access road from Taman Puncak Setiawangsa.

KL Pos reported that 88 families were advised to evacuate their houses and shop lots.

This is the first landslide in Setiawangsa since the 1987.

This is a disaster.

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One of the bungalows that suffered extensive damage after a concrete embankment collapsed in Bukit Setiawangsa. – SHAHRUL FAZRY ISMAIL/THE STAR – 29 December, 2012

One of the bungalows that suffered extensive damage after a concrete embankment collapsed in Bukit Setiawangsa. – SHAHRUL FAZRY ISMAIL/THE STAR – 29 December, 2012

One of the bungalows that suffered extensive damage after a concrete embankment collapsed in Bukit Setiawangsa, December 29, 2012. KL Pos

Landslide at Jalan Bukit Setiawangsa.- Shahrul Fazry Ismail / The Star – 29 December, 2012

One of the bungalows that suffered extensive damage after a concrete embankment collapsed in Bukit Setiawangsa. – SHAHRUL FAZRY ISMAIL/THE STAR – 29 December, 2012

Gunman Killed 3 People In Pennsylvania

Local law enforcement block off road along Rt. 22 near the Canoe Creek State Park, Pa. while investigating a shooting, Dec. 21, 2012. (J.D. Cavrich/Altoona Mirror/AP)

In the United States of America, mass shooting is no longer a surprise because this year there had been too many mass shootings; and at least three in December alone.

And about a week after the Connecticut’s mass shooting, there was another shooting in a different state which killed at least 4 people including the gunman.

A woman was shot at Juniata Valley Gospel Church, one man was shot at a residence, and the other man was shot at a crash site where the gunman used his truck and crashed the victim’s vehicle.

Three policemen were injured when they were shot by a gunman before he was killed during an exchange of gunfire near Canoe Creek State Park in Pennsylvania.

Authorities did not release the names of the victims or the shooter, though they did say the man lived in Blair County.

The shooting began in Frankstown Township, in central Pennsylvania, at about 9 a.m., and investigators were processing five crime scenes within about a 1.5-mile radius, authorities said at a news briefing Friday afternoon as reported by AP.

Police identified the five crime scenes as the church; a home and ground around the home; a crash site where another victim was killed; the point in the road where the gunman opened fire on the troopers; and where the final encounter occurred after the truck collided with the police cruiser.

This is a ‘man made disaster’!

Something that is not right and the American government must do something to solve this problem now.

May be it is because in the United States people can own guns freely.

People are fighting for human rights and there is too much freedom that some people may think that it is their rights to not obey the laws.

It is a good thing that the gunman did not attack a school like what happened at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14.

Twenty children and six teachers were killed before the gunman shot himself at the school.

He killed his mother at their house earlier in the morning.

I am very sad and sorry for all the victims, their families and friends.