Residents in Moore, Ok. were told they would be allowed to get back to salvage what they could of their homes at 3:00 pm Wednesday. As I arrived at the intersection of Southwest 4th Street and Wilson Blvd. to wait with residents, one thing stuck out; the looks on their faces. All of them seemed tired, and emotionally drained. For some, this gave way to frustration.
As they re-entered their neighborhood and started going through what was left of their homes, the reactions varied greatly. Some found items and joy would erupt. For some, the magnitude of what they had lived through was just too much. As I walked back to the car to send photos and make deadline, I could hear shouts of joy from blocks away followed by silence.
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Jacob Wright, a volunteer from Tulsa, prays with Rachel and Brad Schmoyer whose home was damaged in Moore, Ok. while they waited to re-enter the neighborhood May 22, 2013. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Jack Brown reacts while waiting to get into a neighborhood in Moore, Ok. May 22, 2013. Brown has 4 family members including his mom that lost homes. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Belinda Horstkoetter(left) and her sister Helen Workman of Tulsa react to Horstkoetter finding her money hidden in her home in Moore, Ok. May 22, 2013. Horstkoetter had the $5,500 hidden in the hash browns inside her freezer. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Belinda Horstkoetter(right) and her sister Helen Workman of Tulsa react to Horstkoetter finding her money hidden in her home in Moore, Ok. May 22, 2013. Horstkoetter had the $5,500 hidden in the hash browns inside her freezer. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Larry Jernigan pauses while cleaning out the truck in which he rode out the tornado in Moore, Ok. May 22, 2013. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Larry Jernigan cleans out the truck in which he rode out the tornado in Moore, Ok. May 22, 2013. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Larry Jernigan cleans out the truck in which he rode out the tornado in Moore, Ok. May 22, 2013. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
Leroy Christian searches his home in Moore, Ok. May 22, 2013. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
