WASHINGTON,DC — US President
Joe Biden will visit
Kentucky on Wednesday, the
White House said, after tornadoes
left a trail of destruction across the US state and killed scores of people.
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Biden will survey damage in the devastated
towns of Mayfield and Dawson Springs, as emergency responders pick through the
rubble of thousands of damaged or destroyed homes and buildings.
Two days after the twisters hit, officials
are still struggling to establish a final death toll.
At least 64 people are now known to have
died in Kentucky, with 14 confirmed killed across four other states —
Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.
Biden has declared a major disaster in
Kentucky, allowing additional federal aid to be channeled into recovery
efforts.
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