Bad Weather Hampers Oklahoma Cleanup Efforts

Moore, Oklahoma is struggling to clean up after the massive EF-5 tornado that obliterated entire neighborhoods because of thunderstorms, hail and flash flooding.

The storms, which will continue through the weekend, are coming as the funerals for the victims are starting. Antonia Candelaria, 9, one of the seven students crushed under debris when the twister hit the Plaza Towers Elementary School head-on, was laid to rest today.

No new tornadoes are expected as a result of the predicted storms but flash flooding and damaging hail is possible.

The mayor of Moore is putting together an ordinance that would require all new construction in the city to have a storm shelter. The mayor says it has become necessary to require the shelters as part of construction.

Federal grants are in place to help residents offset costs of safe rooms and shelters. President Obama is scheduled to visit Moore on Sunday.

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