MOORE (Oklahoma) (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 Ms Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer for the medical examiner.
The 3km-wide tornado tore through Moore, outside Oklahoma City, on Monday afternoon, trapping victims beneath the rubble. One elementary school took a direct hit and another was destroyed.
Thunderstorms and lightning slowed the rescue effort on Tuesday, but officials lowered the number of bodies recovered.
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