Tulsa enters rebuilding phase after tornado damage

 

August 11, 2017



TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The city of Tulsa has begun rebuilding after Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency for four counties recently struck by tornadoes.

Under Fallin's order, state agencies can make emergency purchases and acquisitions needed to speed the delivery of resources where needed.

The tornadoes Sunday caused extensive damage in Tulsa, Rogers, Mayes and Wagoner counties. Fallin says more than 170 homes were damaged by the tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding.

Tulsa officials say the city's warning sirens didn't sound because the tornado wasn't anticipat...



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