WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Monday that he will travel to Kentucky on Wednesday to view damage from last week’s devastating tornadoes that killed at least 65 people and displaced thousands more.
Biden announced the upcoming trip following a briefing with homeland security and disaster response officials to discuss what more the federal government can do to support those impacted by the natural disaster.
Biden said he was worried about the emotional toll the disaster is putting on all those impacted.
He said his administration was working to help people with “peace of mind” so that that can “actually put their head on a pillow, lie down and be able to know their kids are going to be okay.”
Meanwhile, a clearer picture of some of the dozens of victims of tornadoes that ripped through five states in the Midwest and South is emerging.
Among those who perished were a longtime florist from Tennessee who recently started a “new adventure” in airport security.
Other victims included an Illinois Amazon warehouse worker who was an outdoorsman as well as a Kentucky judge known for his common sense.
Details about the victims began to trickle out Monday as authorities worked to restore power and residents waded through debris.
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