Death toll at 6, all others accounted for

 
By Michael Kimball, Sheila Stogsdill and Jennifer Palmer
Published: May 11, 2008

PICHER — Picher residents have spent years dealing with a man-made disaster that took decades to build. They spent Sunday dealing with a natural disaster that took only minutes.

Local people mourned the dead, cared for the injured and sifted the rubble left by the deadliest outbreak of Oklahoma tornadoes since 1999.

Six people were killed Saturday by the deadliest outbreak o...


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