President Donald Trump took action on Sunday by deploying the National Guard to Arkansas, which was hit by tornadoes and strong winds during the weekend. This natural disaster resulted in a death toll of at least 37 individuals.
Severe winds caused extensive damage across the Heartland on Saturday, posing a threat to states such as Missouri, Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma with tornadoes, destroying buildings and residences. Meanwhile, states in the northern regions, including South Dakota and Minnesota, were under blizzard alerts.
“We are closely monitoring the severe storms and tornadoes that have affected numerous states in the South and Midwest. Sadly, 36 lives have been lost, and many others have been left in distress,” stated Trump in a post on Sunday.
“The National Guard have been deployed to Arkansas, and my Administration is ready to assist State and Local Officials, as they help their communities to try and recover from the damage. Please join Melania and me in praying for everyone impacted by these terrible storms!” the president wrote.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she spoke on the phone with President Donald Trump following deadly tornadoes that tore through the state Saturday. (National Guard)
“It’s really disturbing for what happened to the people, the casualties last night,” Henderson told AP on Saturday.
Evacuations were ordered Friday for some areas in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and New Mexico.
Strong winds caused wildfires in the Southern Plains, and severe storms and tornadoes were also possible across eastern Louisiana, western Georgia, central Tennessee, western North Carolina and South Carolina, and the western Florida Panhandle.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
