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Weekend: More than 100 feared dead after devastating US tornadoes

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12/12/2021 GMT

More than 100 feared dead after devastating US tornadoes

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President Biden has promised help to tornado-hit states in the Midwest

President Biden says the government will do everything it can to help US Midwest states that have been devastated by tornadoes. He has declared a state of emergency in Kentucky, where more than 100 people are feared to have died.

Also on the programme: We speak to Maria Ressa, who was presented with her Nobel Peace Prize this week; and the patients in Lebanon checking themselves out of hospital because they can't afford the medical bills.

Joining Anna Holligan to discuss these and other issues are Stephanie Baker, a senior writer at Bloomberg News, and the architect and satirist Karl Sharro.

(Image: A man sits by a fire outside his home to boil eggs and stay warm after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes in Kentucky. Credit: Reuters/Cheney Orr)

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