The search is almost over for more victims of Monday's killer tornado that devastated the town of Moore, Oklahoma.
The death toll has been revised down to 24 from more than double that because it appears some victims were counted twice in the confusion.
The dead include nine children who died when their elementary school was flattened.
Almost 240 people were treated in hospitals.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that the tornado which hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5.

Authorities say 24 people, including nine children, were killed when the tornado flatted homes and demolished an elementary school on Monday.

Toronto's embattled mayor maintained his silence today about allegations he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine.

And Ontario's premier weighed in for the first time on the scandal that has rocked the provincial capital.

Supporters and opponents alike had hoped Mayor Rob Ford would address the controversy when he returned to city hall after the long weekend, but the mayor left mid-afternoon without making a public statement on the alleged video.

Meanwhile, Premier Kathleen Wynne expressed concern over the ongoing firestorm surrounding the mayor.

After initially dismissing the matter as a municipal concern, she went on to say any issue that interferes with government effectiveness must be resolved swiftly.

Both the Toronto Star and the U-S-based website Gawker-dot-com reported last week that staff had separately viewed cellphone footage which they said appears to show Ford smoking crack.

Ford has remained silent about the allegations after issuing a brief comment on Friday slamming the Toronto Star report as a smear job and calling it “ridiculous.”

(The Canadian Press)

Search-and-rescue crews are moving through what's left of the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, looking for victims of yesterday's massive tornado.

Officials say they want to be sure no survivors are overlooked and all the dead are recovered.

At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and more than 200 injured.

The father of an eight-year-old tornado survivor says a teacher saved his son's life by taking children into a closet and holding their heads down.