States struck by a major storm system that swept through Kentucky and adjoining areas late Friday will receive federal assistance, President Joe Biden pledged on Saturday. “We’re going to get through this together,” Biden said near his home in Wilmington, Delaware. “The federal government is not going to walk away. This is one of those times when we aren’t Democrats or Republicans. We’re all Americans,” he added. Kentucky said the death toll from the inclement weather could exceed 100 while Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee also reported severe damage. The storm system included four tornadoes, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, told reporters in Bowling Green. “The damage is even worse now that we have first light. A couple places have been hit incredibly hard, certainly Mayfield here in Graves County, but everywhere along the line of this tornado that touched down and stayed down for 227 miles,” he said. …
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