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After Ohio's toxic train derailment, Biden orders door-to-door checks

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WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday directed federal agencies to go door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, to check on families affected by the toxic train derailment that has morphed into a heated political controversy.Under Biden's order, teams from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency will visit homes beginning Saturday.

Workers will ask how residents are doing, see what they need and connect them with appropriate resources from government and nonprofit organizations, the White House said.The "walk teams" are modeled on similar teams following hurricanes and other natural disasters.Biden directed employees to get to as many homes as possible by Monday.

Officials said the immediate goal was to visit at least 400. The president said he currently has no plans to personally visit Ohio.Officials continue to conduct operation and inspect the area after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, United States on February 17, 2023.

The train derailment happened on Feb. 3 in which 38 cars derailed, including 11 containing hazardous Meanwhile, the controversy spread far beyond the little Ohio town.

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