Washington: On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden announced that he would visit to Kentucky, the hardest-hit of the eight states affected by severe tornadoes and storms over the weekend, to assess the damage.

According to sources, Biden gave reporters an update on the situation on Monday, saying that he was working with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on the arrangements of his upcoming travel to the state's damaged areas, and that he didn't want to get in the way of recovery efforts.  "I haven't made up my mind on where I'm going yet. When we talked about this two days ago, I told the Governor that I didn't want to get in the way "From the White House, Biden said. He went on to say that the federal government will make sure that the governors of the affected states had whatever they needed as soon as possible.

According to a White House release issued earlier on Monday morning, Biden's trip to Kentucky will take him to Ft. Campbell, where he will receive a storm briefing, and Mayfield and Dawson Springs, where he will evaluate storm damage.

It was said at least 64 people were confirmed dead as of Monday morning, with 105 still missing and the death toll anticipated to increase "definitely" past 70, "maybe even 80." Biden authorised a state of emergency designation for Kentucky on Sunday.

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