Biden inspects ‘unbelievable’ hurricane damage in Kentucky, pledges federal aid

President Joe Biden inspected the damage in Kentucky on Wednesday, describing it as “beyond belief” and met with families in devastated neighborhoods. Deadly hurricane Last weekend.

After Biden inspected the wreckage by plane and then on the ground at Mayfield, Kentucky Governor Andy Bessier later publicly thanked Biden and suffocated when he was introduced to Dawson Springs. An American girl carrying an American flag in an area where almost all the trees have been uprooted.

Biden began his remarks by reminding people to travel to Dawson Springs for the city’s healing water, but said, “Now it’s our turn to help the whole city heal.”

“As long as you support your state and local leaders, I want to do whatever it takes until you recover and rebuild, because you will recover, you will rebuild,” said Biden, who was surrounded by storm damage. “The purpose and magnitude of this devastation is almost unbelievable. When you look around here, it’s almost unbelievable. These hurricanes have swallowed everything in their path.”

He expressed his condolences to the bereaved and stressed that “something good must happen”.

“I met a couple on the way up. They’re looking for four more friends. They do not know where they are. They have lost someone, no words for the pain of losing someone. A lot. We know it.” Biden said.

“Have faith,” Biden added. “No one left. We’ve been in it for a long time.”

Prior to his comments, Biden renewed President’s Disaster Notice for 30 days to increase the Federal Disaster Fund from 75% to 100% for garbage disposal and emergency safety measures in Kentucky.

Earlier, according to the White House, Biden pledged all possible federal support for the area now and in the coming months before seeking an explanation for the “impacts of hurricanes and extreme weather” from state and local authorities in Kentucky. To come.

“Immediately after a disaster, it’s time for people to really, really move on and try to help each other and do things. But after a month, six weeks, two months later, people can bring themselves back to a level where they are very frustrated about what’s happening. Young children in particular, especially those who have lost someone, so you need to know, there is no help we can provide at the federal level right now, “Biden said.

“I have instructed my team to let all of you know what is available from the federal level,” Biden later said. “Some of that has to do outside of FEMA, outside of homeland security, there are other programs, including education, there are full-scale things, but I’re here to listen.”

The president was shocked by the extent of the damage he saw during his air travel.

“When you’ve been flying here, like I did before, I’ll never seen this hurricane. There’s been so much damage from a hurricane, you know, you think, but by the grace of God, why am I not 100 yards out? That’s very different,” he said. He noted.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FEMA executive Deanne Chriswell, who were at the stadium on Sunday, joined Pita for the visit.

At least 88 people have been killed in five states, 74 in western Kentucky alone, and the death toll could rise “particularly”, Bessier said Tuesday.