Biden pledges full support of federal government to areas impacted by devastating tornadoes

President Joe Biden said the national authorities volition bash everything it perchance tin to assistance the areas deed by devastating tornadoes Friday nighttime and Saturday morning.

"FEMA is connected the crushed moving with each of the states to measure the damages," Biden said Saturday.

"This is apt 1 of the largest tornado outbreaks successful our history," helium added.

Kentucky's politician says helium fears tornadoes person killed 70 radical successful the authorities and the decease toll whitethorn transcend 100.

Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday that a twister had touched down for much than 200 miles successful the state.

He called the tornadoes “the worst, astir devastating, astir deadly tornado lawsuit successful Kentucky’s history.”

Beshear established the Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund to assistance those impacted by storms. People tin marque donations online oregon via mail.

Severe storms moved done the country Friday nighttime and caused catastrophic harm crossed aggregate states.

The storms near aggregate dormant aft hitting a candle mill successful Kentucky, an Amazon installation successful Illinois and a nursing location successful Arkansas.

Kentucky State Police Trooper Sarah Burgess said rescue crews were utilizing dense instrumentality to determination rubble astatine the candle factory.

Biden said helium has communicated with the governors of the impacted states and plans to sojourn erstwhile his beingness won't beryllium a distraction to those successful the area.

"I said I'll beryllium blessed to come, but I don't privation to beryllium successful the way," Biden said