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Oklahoma City twister death toll revised downward

By The Associated Press
Posted 10:34AM on Tuesday 21st May 2013 ( 12 years ago )
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.

Spokeswoman Amy Elliot said Tuesday morning that she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm. Authorities said initially that as many as 51 people were dead, including 20 children. (See separate story. Link below.)

Teams are continuing to search the rubble in Moore, 10 miles south of Oklahoma City, after the Monday afternoon tornado.
This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch)

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