President Donald Trump signs Bibles and hats during a visit after a disaster in Alabama

President Donald Trump on Friday visited part of Alabama, a region devastated by the storm, and signed the Bible for those affected by the deadly storm that claimed the lives of 23 people last weekend.

President and First Lady Melania Trump traveled to Lee County, which was hit the hardest by the storm five days ago. He visited the area with Alabama Governor, Kay Ivey, according to this United States today report. The procession stopped at the Providence Baptist Church, where crosses had been placed. The president and the first lady stopped to read the names of the 23 victims, then they entered the church that served as a refuge for those who lost just about all the powerful tyrants.

"I've seen that and it's hard to believe," Trump said. "You have seen things you would not believe."

Once inside the church to visit families in search of shelter and the families of the victims, the president began signing Bibles and hats for them. When he signed the Bible for a 12-year-old boy, those present applauded, according to local volunteer Ada Ingram.

"I enjoyed it coming," Ingram says in TheHill.com. "I think it's a bargain. I am sorry. The situation is bad. And there will be people who will say, "Why did he come to my city?" I do not know why. I do not know why the hurricane happened [either]. But there is a reason. "

The president had already authorized federal aid to the region when he had signed a disaster declaration earlier this week, according to The Hill.

Several tornadoes hit the storm that destroyed homes and businesses in the area. The National Weather Service (NWS) has classified a tornado in Barbour County as EF1 and EF2 as another. Macon County was hit by an EF1 tornado that settled in Lee County, which also fell victim to the powerful EF4 tornado. According to the Fujita Enhanced Scale, an EF4 tornado has violent and deadly winds ranging from 166 to 20 km / h.

Local officials said Monday that 23 people between the ages of 6 and 89 had been killed by the storm.

"Yesterday, tornadoes devastated parts of Alabama, leaving behind traces of devastation and loss of life," Governor Ivey said Monday. "To know Alabama, is to know that we are a very united community of people. Today, each of us mourns the loss of his fellow Alabamians. "