President Joe Biden Visits Tornado-Hit Kentucky

12:26 GMT, 16 December 2021
Late on Friday and on Saturday, a series of tornadoes went through the central and southern United States, leaving behind a trail of destruction and casualties. Tornado-related deaths were reported in Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri.
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On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden visited western Kentucky, which was particularly hard hit by the tornado.
Earlier, Biden declared a state of emergency in Kentucky. The city of Mayfield was among the worst-affected communities: more than 100 people were huddled inside a candle manufacturing factory there when a tornado ripped through.
Have look at what was left after deadly tornadoes hit the southern United States in Sputnik's gallery.
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US President Joe Biden speaks with women as he tours a neighbourhood of Mayfield, Kentucky, US, 15 December 2021.

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Raylie Hall holds a US flag as US President Joe Biden surveys storm damage from the tornadoes and extreme weather, in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, US, 15 December 2021.

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US President Joe Biden embraces a person as he surveys storm damage from the tornadoes and extreme weather, in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, US, 15 December 2021.

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A man sits on the grass as President Joe Biden and local leaders survey storm damage from tornadoes and extreme weather in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, Wednesday, 15 December 2021.

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US President Joe Biden surveys storm damage from the tornadoes and extreme weather, in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, US, 15 December 2021.

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People sit on a bench as US President Joe Biden surveys storm damage from the tornadoes and extreme weather, in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, US, 15 December 2021.

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People watch and try to photograph President Joe Biden as he surveys storm damage from tornadoes and extreme weather in Mayfield Wednesday, 15 December 2021.

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A vehicle with the presidential motorcade drives past wreckage and debris as US President Joe Biden visits areas damaged by tornadoes and extreme weather, in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, US, 15 December 2021.

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US President Joe Biden stands next to Dane Maddox, 7, in a neighbourhood devastated by an outbreak of tornadoes that passed through several states, in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, US, 15 December 2021.

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US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One in Fort Campbell, Kentucky on 15 December 2021.

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