Oklahoma Tornado Aftermath Leaves Trail Of Destruction In Moore

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 Huffingtonpost - 5/21/2013, Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson

 

Trail Of Destruction In Moore

 

 

MOORE, Okla., May 21 (Reuters) - Emergency workers searched for survivors in the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, but officials on Tuesday sharply lowered the number of deaths caused by the storm.

The Oklahoma state medical examiner's office said 24 bodies had been recovered from the wreckage of Monday's storm, down from the 51 they had reported earlier. The earlier number likely reflected some double-counted deaths, said Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer for the medical examiner.

 

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