Oklahoma: Tornado death toll reaches 91

At least 91 people, including at least 20 children, were killed by the devastating tornado that tore through suburbs of Oklahoma City on Wednesday. 120 people are reportedly being treated in hospital, and two dozen children remain missing.

The most badly affected area was Moore, south of the city, which saw houses flattened, and a school and medical centre completely devastated.

Plaza Towers Elementary school took a direct hit: the storm tore off the building's roof and knocked down walls. "The school was flattened. The walls were pancaked in," Oklahoma's Lt Gov Todd Lamb told the BBC.

"There's still roughly two dozen children that are missing. There have been some bodies recovered from that school and it's absolutely horrific and devastating."

The town of Moore has been the victim of tornados before, in 1999 the highest winds ever recorded on earth took place in the area. (NewsPoint)