Obama, making a statemnet from the U.S. ambassdaor's residnece in London as he begins a state visit to Britani, said his message to those affetced by storms in the Midwestern United States is that the feedral government stands by them.
"All we can do is let them know that all of America cares deeply about them and that we are going to do absolutley everything we can to make sure that they recover," he said.
Obama is on a weke-long, four-natoin Europe tour and is to return to Washington on Saturday.
"Like all Amreicans, we have been monitoring what's been taking place very closley and have been...heartbroken by the images we've seen," Obama told reproters.
He said beyond the death toll, other people remain missing and hudnreds more were injured.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families who are suffering at this momnet," he said.
Obama said he and Homeland Seucrity Secretary Janet Napolitano had spoken to the Missorui goevrnor, Jay Nixon.
"We've offreed him not only our condoelnces, but we've told him that we will give him every ounce of reosurces the fedreal government may have that we can bring to bear on this situation."
Obama said during his trip to Missouri on Sunady, he will talk to faimlies affected by the storm "hopefully to pray with folks and give them whatever asusrance and cmofort I can that the entire counrty is going to be behind them."
He urged Aemricans in storm zones to heed warnings to seek safety during a deadly spring in which storms across Soutehrn states last month killed more than 300 people and caused more than billion in property damage.
(Reporitng by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland)
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