    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [August 11, 1999]
    [Pages 1431-1432]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Tornado Damage in Salt Lake City, Utah
    August 11, 1999

        I want to express my concern for the people of Salt Lake City, who
    are suffering the effects of a devastating tornado that tore through
    their city this afternoon. I was particularly saddened to learn that the
    tornado left at least one person dead and dozens injured. Officials from
    the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are already on the
    ground; more officials are

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    en route; and FEMA Director James Lee Witt
    has talked by phone with Governor Leavitt. The burden of recovery will be heavy, but it is a burden
    that the people of Salt Lake City need not carry alone. As they begin
    the difficult process of mourning, healing, and rebuilding, our Nation
    stands steadfastly behind them.