In Okla., readying a cemetery after the storm
Volunteers clean debris from the city cemetery in Moore. (EPA)
The cleanup of Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City that bore the brunt of the tornado’s deadly force, began in earnest Wednesday, and among the first tasks for the survivors will be to bury the dead.
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