So far, the hardest hit state is North Carolina with 74 deada place that Joe Biden will visit on Wednesday. They follow him South Carolina (36), Georgia (25), Florida (14), Tennessee (4) and Virginia (2). Emergency personnel continue to work at the sites to restore electricity and water service in the region.
Helene hit Florida’s northern Gulf Coast as a Category Four hurricane Thursday nightwith winds of up to 225 km/h. Although it weakened, the trail of destruction that began on the coast extended up to 800 kilometers into land.
Although hundreds of people remain missing, authorities hope to find survivors once mobile phone signal returns.
For his part, the governor of North Carolina, Roy Coopersaid he believes the death toll in his state would rise and that “the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene is incredible. Communities were wiped off the map.” He also described “enormous” challenges the state will faceparticularly in western counties like Buncombe, by far the most devastated with 57 deaths.
In South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster confirmed a new death toll of 36 and warned that “there will probably be more.”
They warn that the death toll could reach 600
The head of national security United States, Liz Sherwood-Randall, said this Monday that the death toll could rise to 600 by Flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in the southeast of USA.
“It appears that up to 600 lives could have been lost.”Liz Sherwood-Randall told reporters. “We know that there are 600 missing people,” he added.
The hurricane Helene, which until now has caused at least 118 dead in the southeastern United Statesbecame this Monday important issue of the electoral campaignforcing the Democrats to reject the accusations for the management of the catastrophe.
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