Obama assures federal support to Oklahoma

US President Barack Obama Tuesday assured full federal support to Oklahoma City,where many areas have been devastated by the monstrous tornado that hit the region.

As a nation,our full focus right now is on the urgent work of rescue and the hard work of recovery and rebuilding that lies ahead, the US President said in his brief address to the nation on Tuesday morning.

As has been the case with all major natural disasters and tragic events during his presidency,Obama was personally monitoring the rescue and relief operations.

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Overnight,he declared state of emergency to facilitate quick federal aid and spoke with Moore mayor Tuesday morning.

Ive met with (Homeland Security) Secretary (Janet) Napolitano this morning and my homeland security and counter-terrorism adviser,Lisa Monaco,to underscore that point that Oklahoma needs to get everything that it needs right away, Obama said.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator Craig Fugate is on his way to Oklahoma as we speak. FEMA staff was first deployed to Oklahomas emergency operations centre on Sunday,as the state already was facing down the first wave of deadly tornadoes, he said.