On Monday afternoon, a massive two and a half mile wide tornado leveled the town of Moore, Oklahoma.
But in the aftermath of the devestating storm, the true tragedy became clear; two elementary schools, leveled by the high winds, still had students inside when they collapsed.
According to NBC, there are reportedly 24 children believed to be trapped at the bottome of the school debris. And as day light fell, search and rescue turned into recovery.
Sadly, there will be many fatalities of children from Plaza Towers Elementary School, however in the belly of darkness, there is still some light.
We have gathered 10 heartbreaking, yet inspiring photos from the horrible tragedy that has brought our nation to its knees.
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