Story highlights Hillary Clinton committed in a statement to touring flood damaged areas of Louisiana

Her announcement follows Donald Trump's visit to the region last week

(CNN) Hillary Clinton's campaign said the Democratic presidential candidate will travel to Louisiana to view the devastation caused by recent flooding "at a time when the presence of a political campaign will not disrupt the response" -- a shot at her rival Donald Trump.

Clinton's announcement comes after a high-profile visit last week by Trump and his running-mate Mike Pence, and follows the decision by the Obama administration to schedule a trip there this Tuesday.

"This month's floods in Louisiana are a crisis that demand a national response," Clinton said in the statement. "I am committed to visiting communities affected by these floods, at a time when the presence of a political campaign will not disrupt the response, to discuss how we can and will rebuild together."

Before Clinton and President Barack Obama announced their trips, critics accused them of ignoring the flooding disaster -- which left 13 dead and over 40,000 displaced from their homes -- and contrasted their response with Trump's quick decision to make a trip to Louisiana.

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