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President Trump on Monday said he’s ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to give Alabama the “A Plus treatment” in wake of the deadly tornadoes that claimed at least 23 lives.

“FEMA has been told directly by me to give the A Plus treatment to the Great State of Alabama and the wonderful people who have been so devastated by the Tornadoes,” Trump tweeted just after 11 a.m. “@GovernorKayIvey, one of the best in our Country, has been so informed. She is working closely with FEMA (and me!).”

A search is underway for survivors after two back-to-back funnels touched down in Lee County on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction. Rescuers are focusing in the area around Beauregard, about 60 miles east of the state capital, Montgomery.

The youngest among the dead was just 6 years old. Authorities believe the death toll will rise.

“The devastation is incredible,” Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told the local CBS affiliate.

“It looks almost as if someone took a giant knife and scraped the ground. There are slabs where homes formerly stood, there is debris everywhere, trees are snapped, whole … forested areas are just snapped.”

The deadly tornadoes were part of a violent storm system that swept through the Southeast.

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