WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Monday he will visit hard-hit Kentucky on Wednesday to survey damage from deadly tornadoes that devastated a broad swath of the state. Biden spoke after getting an update on the tornado relief effort from his top advisers. He said he would soon approve a request for emergency assistance from Illinois. U.S. President Joe Biden gesture as he receives a briefing in the Oval Office on the Federal response to the tornadoes and extreme weather that impacted multiple states, in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the deadly tornadoes that struck Kentucky, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Joe Biden reacts as he receives a briefing in the Oval Office on the Federal response to the tornadoes and extreme weather that impacted multiple states, in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 1/3 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the deadly tornadoes that struck Kentucky, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The White House said Biden would travel to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, for a storm briefing, and to Mayfield and Dawson Springs, Kentucky, to survey storm damage. Biden vowed the federal government would provide "whatever they need when they need it." At least 64 people, including six children, lost their lives in Kentucky, with power still out for thousands and strangers welcoming survivors who lost everything into their homes.