Even for a city toughened by disaster, Moore, Oklahoma in the US has never seen this kind of devastation.u00a0A massive, howling tornado pulverised a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday, chewing up homes and businesses, and severely damaging a hospital and two elementary schools.

Gone with the wind: People assess the damage after the tornado spread destruction like au00a0‘two-mile-wide lawnmower blade’. Pic/AFP