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A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla.(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) 

Toll rises to 91 in Oklahoma tornado

A monstrous tornado killed at least 91 people, and injured more than 230 as it roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday.

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Workers continue to dig through the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School

Workers continue to dig through the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) 

Oklahoma tornado toll expected to rise

Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night early Tuesday lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs.

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