In photos: Oklahoma tornado leaves trail of war-like destruction

People walk near destroyed buildings and vehicles after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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People salvage belongings after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma May 20, 2013.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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People are seen next to a damaged house and vehicles along a street after a huge tornado, in Moore, Oklahoma May 20, 2013.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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A girl walks, wrapped in a blanket, near the Moore Hospital.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Two girls stand in rubble after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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A man salvages his belongings.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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A damaged police car is seen.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Abby Madi, left, and Peterson Zatterlee comfort Zaterlee's dog Rippy.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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People look for belongings.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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People go through the debris near Telephone Road.Alonzo Adams/The Associated Press

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A man looks at a boulder that hit a vehicleGENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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A nurse walks past the destruction at Moore hospital.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Rescuers search through rubble.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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A fire official drives through the rubble of Moore Medical Center .GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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A couple searches for belongings.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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A rescuer searches the wreckage of a car.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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People watch as rescuers search through a convenience store that was destroyed.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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A man stands among the wreckage.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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A resident surveys the damage.CHRIS LANDSBERGER/The Oklahoman/The Associated Press

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Kay Taylor stands with her dog Bailey in front of her house that was destroyed.CHRIS LANDSBERGER/The Oklahoman/The Associated Press

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A law enforcement official stands in the yard of a damaged home.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Chole Findley walks with her grandson Mark Williams as they leave the area where their home was destroyed.CHRIS LANDSBERGER/The Oklahoman/The Associated Press

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Magen Stanley, 5, walks away from her grandparents destroyed home.CHRIS LANDSBERGER/The Oklahoman/The Associated Press

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Gene Tripp sits in his rocking chair where his home once stood.CHRIS LANDSBERGER/The Oklahoman/The Associated Press

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Destroyed cars are seen along Interstate 35.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Residents and rescuers look over the damage.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Damaged cars are seen in the parking lot of a Moore hospital.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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People look through the wreckage of their neighbourhood.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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People look through the wreckage of their neighbourhood.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Damaged cars are seen in the parking lot of Moore hospital.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Damaged cars are seen in the parking lot of Moore hospital.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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People look at the damage in the parking lot of Moore hospital.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Rescue workers help free one of 15 people trapped in a medical building at the Moore hospital complex.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Rescues workers look for victims in the rubble of a destroyed building.GENE BLEVINS/Reuters

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Downed power lines block a road.STRINGER/Reuters

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Kay James holds her cat as she sits in her driveway after her home was destroyed.CHRIS LANDSBERGER/The Oklahoman/The Associated Press

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Oklahoma City firefighters check on the status of Gene Tripp as he sits in his rocking chair where his home once stood.CHRIS LANDSBERGER/The Oklahoman/The Associated Press

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