Police said thunderstorms and lightning slowed the rescue effort on Tuesday, but 101 people had been pulled from the debris alive.
After nearly 24 hours of searching, Moore's fire chief said he was confident there were no more bodies or survivors in the rubble.
The Oklahoma medical examiner's office said on Tuesday that nine children were among those confirmed dead.
President Barack Obama had promised earlier to make available all necessary government resources to Oklahoma to help in the rescue and recovery effort.
Rescue workers are near the end of the search for survivors in the Oklahoma City suburb where a rare and powerful tornado claimed 24 lives, injured at least 230 and left dozens missing. Police said thunderstorms and lightning slowed the rescue effort on Tuesday, but 101 people had been pulled from the debris alive. After nearly 24 hours of searching, Moore's fire chief said he was confident there were no more bodies or survivors in the rubble. The Oklahoma medical examiner's office said on Tuesday that nine children were among those confirmed dead. President Barack Obama had promised earlier to make available all necessary government resources to Oklahoma to help in the rescue and recovery effort.
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