President Joe Biden toured parts of Mississippi on Friday that were devastated by tornadoes late last week.
Biden has issued a disaster declaration for the state after the string of severe storms left at least 26 dead. As part of the declaration, federal funds will be available to four counties, including Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe, and Sharkey.
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"This is tough stuff," Biden said from Rolling Fork, in the western part of the state. "And the thing that really always amazed me that all the tornadoes I've been to lately is that we have one house standing, one house from here to the wall, totally destroyed. But for the grace of God."
Biden spoke to the press beside boards with a map of Mississippi and the tornado's path. Another board displayed before and after photos showing the scale of devastation. Fallen trees and an American flag hoisted up by a crane could be seen from where the president stood.
Biden flew into Jackson, the state capital, earlier in the day, and destruction could be seen everywhere in Rolling Fork, with home after home reduced to piles of wood and rubble. Cars were flipped over on their roofs, trees were down, and electrical wires littered the ground.
The severe storms tore through Mississippi and some of Alabama last Friday and Saturday. At least one of the deaths took place in Alabama, Voice of America News reported. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited Mississippi on Sunday.
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Biden has also been meeting with Gov. Tate Reeves (R-MS) as recovery efforts continue.
The president will be in Mississippi until midafternoon, at which point he'll begin the journey to Wilmington, Delaware, where he's staying for the weekend.