Oklahoma tornado aftermath: LIVE UPDATES

3:54 GMT: Officials at two
Oklahoma hospitals have revised the number of patients
they have been treating. Since a massive tornado hit suburban
Oklahoma City a
total of 120 patients, including about 50
children, were
admitted to hospitals, officials
said.

3:43 GMT: US President Obama has
signed a major disaster declaration following a devastating tornado
in Oklahoma, making federal funding available in Cleveland,
Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie.

3:17 GMT: Some of Oklahoma children earlier reported as
missing have been found in local churches, CNN reports.

2:45 GMT: As of 9:45 pm central time Oklahoma medical
examiner’s office has confirmed 51 deaths and 233 injuries.

2:35 GMT: Medical examiner’s office says that at least 20
children were among those 51 confirmed dead after Oklahoma
tornado.

2:23 GMT: Two Oklahoma hospitals are treating more than
140 people, including about 70 kids, after massive tornado hit
Oklahoma.

The funnel of a tornadic thunderstorm almost touches the ground near South Haven, in Kansas May 19, 2013 (Reuters / Gene Blevins)

People look through the wreckage of their neighborhood after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 2013 (Reuters / Gene Blevins)

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