Helene death roll rises to 189, making it deadliest storm to hit mainland US since Hurricane Katrina
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The confirmed death toll for Hurricane Helene rose to at least 189 people as of Wednesday evening. This makes it the deadliest hurricane since Katrina to hit the mainland U.S.
Recovery efforts continued across the Southeast as President Biden and Vice President Harris surveyed the destruction, asserting that 'the United States -- the nation -- has your back.'
Hurricane Helene was a catastrophic storm, causing surges, wind damage, and floods that devastated areas in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee.
As of Wednesday, 1.2 million customers remain without power, particularly in states like South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia, indicating widespread infrastructure damage from the hurricane.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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