Biden on Friday to visit Mississippi town devastated by tornado
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[March 30, 2023]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady
Jill Biden will visit Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on Friday after the
town was devastated by a tornado last week that killed 26 people, the
White House said.
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U.S. President Joe Biden walks after getting
off Marine One to board Air Force One, after surveying storm-damaged
areas of California's central coast, in Moffett Federal Airfield, Santa
Clara County, California, U.S., January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis |
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Bidens will meet with first responders, state and local
officials and people impacted by the recent storms, and survey
recovery efforts, the White House said in a statement.
The powerful tornado ripped through the town of 1,900 on Friday
night, destroying many of the community's 400 homes.
On Saturday, Biden ordered federal aid to supplement state,
tribal and local recovery efforts in the affected areas.
(Reporting by Eric Beech; editing by Costas Pitas and Sonali
Paul)
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