US President Barack Obama has said he has "never seen devastation like this" after visiting a tornado-ravaged city in the south-eastern state of Alabama.
Speaking in Tuscaloosa, Mr Obama said Washington would do everything possible to help communities rebuild.
At least 318 people died, most of them in Alabama, as tornadoes ripped through a swathe of states.
Widespread devastation has also been reported in Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia and Virginia.
A state of emergency has been declared in seven states, and federal aid money is being sent to Alabama.
'Heartbreaking'"We're going to make sure you're not forgotten," Mr Obama told Tuscaloosa survivors as he and his wife, Michelle, toured the devastated city. [Read More]
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