AUBURN, Ala. (AP) —
President Donald Trump is visiting a row of 23 crosses, one for each person killed by an Alabama tornado.
Trump and his wife, Melania, held hands Friday as they observed a moment of silence in front of each of the markers erected near a church.
Each cross bears the victim's name and a red heart. Flowers and stuffed animals have been left at the base of the crosses in remembrance of each victim who was killed after Sunday's powerful tornado that bore down on the rural town of Beauregard, Alabama. Messages have also been left at the crosses.
Trump surveyed the damage on Friday, meeting with local officials and victims. He also visited a makeshift disaster relief center set up at the church.
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President Donald Trump says he couldn't get to Alabama "fast enough" after a tornado struck a rural area and killed 23 people.
Trump flew to the state Friday to survey the damage. He met privately with survivors and family members, including a woman who lost 10 relatives to the powerful storm.
He says, "What they've been through is incredible."
Trump also thanked law enforcement and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, whose department oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is assisting state and local response efforts.
Trump was already scheduled to fly to his Florida home on Friday before the Alabama stop was added to his schedule. He plans to fly to Florida afterward.
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