Obama consoles tornado victims
President Obama has flown into Moore, Oklahoma, to meet the families devastated by last week's tornado, which killed 24 people, and reassure them his government will provide long-term help.
Obama tells tornado survivors: 'You are not alone'
President Obama has told the disaster-hit residents of Moore that Oklahomans have inspired America with their "love and their courage" in the wake of last week's deadly tornado.
"Everywhere fellow Americans are praying with you, they're thinking about you and they want to help," Mr Obama said after flying in to meet the survivors.
"So I am just a messenger here today letting everybody know that you are not alone," he added.
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