Officials in Oklahoma City say an estimate of the number of homes damaged or destroyed by this week’s tornado is based in part on an analysis of before-and-after aerial photos. The city’s Police Department and the mayor’s office have both released estimates that put the number of homes affected in Oklahoma City and its southern suburb of Moore at about 12,000. Explaining the methodology, Mayor Mick Cornett’s office said the city planning department overlaid photos taken from the air before and after the storm. The mayor’s chief of staff, Steve Hill, said Thursday that officials comparing the sets of images estimated that 12,600 homes were in or close enough to the twister’s path to be affected. [...]
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