Another Natural Disaster ~ Oklahoma, The world are thinking of you

Survivability vs. tornadoes is 80% preparedness and 20% luck

Poor Moore State, Oklahoma were bombarded yesterday by a killer twister tornado. They had a similar disaster back in 1999 that took, I think, 36 lives, but the devastation caused yesterday has no comparison.

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Moore has about 41.000 residents and when the tornado hit them, I would imagine many people were not near a shelter or able to alert loved ones.

The Old Type Of Shelter Is All Concrete

I always thought that people in countries where extreme weather was a regular occurrence would naturally have their own basement shelter or at least get enough warning to get to their nearest communal shelter but I'm learning that this is really not the case. Sometimes the warning is only a matter of 4 or 5 minutes which amazed me! I also assumed that the local government authorities would be responsible for funding residents to build their own shelters. This is not the case!

I Can't Imagine Having To Go Through This On Any Level

I looked at shelters with my friend who lives in "Tornado Alley" in The US and she explained that they have to be able to withstand winds of up to 200 mph and that a powerful tornado is able to actually take a really well built house off it's foundations in one go. Wow! It's easy for us to sit here and to feel sorry for them but the reality is that it must be traumatic and terrifying, especially for elderly people living alone or the little children who were at school without their parents to protect them.

This is How The Newer Structures Look.

Mike Adams wrote an interesting article on "Why Don't People Build Tornado Warnings Anymore"
He questioned whether or not all adults took the tornado warnings seriously yesterday and that you are able to control 80% of what happens to you during a tornado with preparedness strategies. Mike Adams views suggest that many people deny the danger when a warning is issued and that they don't take enough precautions to keep themselves safe. He goes on to say that all home owners in America who are in these high risk areas need to plan ahead and when buying a new home they should always "assume" that one day the shelter WILL be needed.

I would like to send much love to the people of Oklahoma at this really sad and confusing time and I pray that the injured recover and that they receive the help and support from their Government to rebuild their communities. I also send my sincere condolences to people who lost loved ones yesterday and I pray that you find peace at coming to terms with your grief.
I am very sorry for your loss.

Milly xxx

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