Kerry joined Gov. Deval Patrick in Springfield late Wednesday to survey the damage caused by several unexpected tornadoes.
Sen. John Kerry and Gov. Deval Patrick speak at a press conference in Springfield.U.S. Sen. John Kerry joined Gov. Deval Patrick in Springfield late Wednesday to survey the damage suffered by the city of Springfield after a series of storms left several dead and even more injured.
"Emergency teams are already in Framingham and on their way from Vermont and will be here immediately tomorrow morning in order to do the emergency assessments with respect to federal help in order to do this," Kerry said.
Earlier Wednesday evening, Gov. Patrick declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth and announced that over 1,000 members of the Massachusetts National Guard would be deployed to respond to the disaster, which has left at least four dead in Western Massachusetts.
"Obviously, we've been hit by these across the country, so it requires all of us to come together in a special kind of way to help our neighbors, to help our communities, to look out for others," Kerry said. "And I am confident that the spirit I have seen here already tonight indicates to me understand that and the other communities that have been hit."
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