'We need help bad. We got a daycare that just got cremated...we got tons of babies in here': 911 calls of desperate and panicking Oklahoma tornado victims released
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The sounds of screaming children and terrified adults can be heard in the chilling audio of a 911 call from a daycare center in Moore, Oklahoma after the devastating storm on Monday.
Police in Moore, where 24 people died, made available on Friday the recordings of a series of calls they received as confused residents tried to make sense of the natural disaster.
Frantic Oklahomans trapped in the rubble after the storm sought help from police, who tried to wade through the emergencies after the terrifying twister struck the Oklahoma City suburb.
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Aftermath: Edward Deuval, 59, hugs his granddaughter, Gracen Nowlin, 7, on Friday as the family moves forward after the devastating storm on Monday
Destroyed: John Cruise, 6, looks at the remains of his family's home in Moore, Oklahoma. 24 people died in the tornado
A male caller from the unidentified children's center phoned police in a frightening plea for help.
'We got a daycare full of babies,' he said, as moaning and crying children are heard in the background.
'We need help bad. We need help bad. We got a daycare that just got cremated...we got tons of babies in here,' he continues, according to the audio obtained by CBS News.
'We need help bad,' he added, before hanging up.
The tornado hit the suburb at around at around 3pm and stayed on the ground for about 50 minutes.
Oklahoma strong: Madalyn Gutierrez, 7, (center) and her 12-year-old sister Anna Gutierrez help their volunteer mother to carry a piece of debris to help a tornado-devastated home owner in Moore, Oklahoma
Tragic: The tornado hit the Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed
In another call, a woman in a state of shock calls to ask about where the tornado is headed, seemingly as the tornado is headed in her direction.
The dispatcher strongly encourages the caller to seek shelter immediately.
Frantic 911 calls from the terrified residents of Moore, Okla. reveal their fear after the storm
Caller: I'm right here in Moore
Dispatcher: What is wrong?
Caller: Where is the tornado at?
Dispatcher: Last we heard was 19th and Western
Caller: Oh My God
Dispatcher: You need to take shelter
Caller: I can't find a place
Dispatcher: Moore 911
Caller: We got a daycare full of babies. We need help bad. We need help bad. We got a daycare that just got cremated
Dispatcher: Okay sir, where are you at?
Caller: We got tons of babies in here
Dispatcher: We'll get somebody out there
Caller: Alright we need help bad. Alright thank you
Caller: The tornado just hit us. We're trapped in the closet. There's stuff all on top of us. We can't get out
Dispatcher: Are you injured?
Caller: No, we just can't breathe
The caller, who sounded like an elderly woman, seems confused and repeats her exasperation as she seeks shelter.
The police were flooded with calls from terrified residents and officials on Monday worked to try to identify those who were injured and trapped.
One woman called in to tell police that the tornado had wiped out her home.
Though she was able to get out from under the rubble, her family members were alive but remained buried and she was unsure if she could help them out.
'Everything in front of us is completely is wiped out,' the caller told the dispatcher.
The dispatcher repeatedly asks if her family is trapped or if the woman can help them get free.
Groans from her family still under the debris are heard in the background as the caller tries to make sense of it all.
'I can't move, I can't move,' one of her family members repeatedly yells out as the woman tries to speak with the dispatcher.
Another woman who survived the tornado
reports in another call that though she is safe and uninjured, she and a
few others are stuck in their closet.
'The tornado just hit us, we're trapped in the closet. We can't get out.'
'We just can't breathe.'
Oklahoma is now working to recover from the deadly storm.
It left a 17-mile path of destruction and injured over 300 people. Estimates suggest the damage could cost between $1 to $3 billion.
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My gosh. RIP little angels and my prayers go out to their parents and families. My heart aches.
- smurphy , Minneapolis USA, 25/5/2013 17:33
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