Obama Describes Oklahoma Tornado as “Hard to Comprehend”

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US President Barack Obama on Sunday described the destruction that the tornado caused in Oklahoma as "hard to comprehend" and vowed to provide federal help in rebuilding while he stood on what appeared to be debris from a site that was once an elementary school.

The Oklahoma tornado killed 24 people, seven of which are children at the school site Obama visited, and injured 277 people; the deadliest to hit the US in two years.
"Obviously the damage here is pretty hard to comprehend," Obama stated.

"Whenever I come to an area that has been devastated by some natural disaster like this, I want to make sure that everyone understands that I am speaking on behalf of the entire country," Obama noted.

Obama also urged lawmakers to maintain funding for the training and equipment that emergency responders rely on in the aftermath of disasters.

"We can't shortchange that kind of ongoing disaster response, we can't just wait until the disaster happens," Obama stressed.

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