The national death toll from the storm is around 4,000 people.
Not exact matches
But more powerful tremors — which could add to the
death toll in the days, weeks, or months to come — are possible, the
National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks (CGR) cautioned in a report produced on Thursday.
In response to a query from Reuters, the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said, «The final
death toll associated with this safety defect is not known to NHTSA, but we believe it's likely that more than 13 lives were lost.»
Yet the stunning
death tolls from tornadoes this spring raise new questions about government subsidies for storm shelters, the psychology of warning response, the possibility of limited tornado evacuations, and the argument that tornado warning and response should be considered a
national security issue.
The period between May 2012 and April 2013 featured the fewest tornadoes on record and the second - lowest
death toll, according to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's U.S. Severe Weather Blog.
Suicide is the leading cause of
death for men under the age of 54, significantly exceeding the
national road
toll.