Watch: Emotional interview with signing family after home is destroyed by huge tornado

Posted on May 24, 2013 by



An American family that use ASL (American Sign Language) to count their blessings are interviewed on CNN after their neighbourhood was flattened by the Oklahoma Tornado. They faced the full force of the storm without the benefit of hearing early warning sirens. See it here.

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