Deanne Criswell, FEMA administrator, highlighted Hurricane Helene's unprecedented impact across multiple states, stating, "I don't know that anybody could be fully prepared for the amount of flooding and landslides they are having right now."
Criswell described the storm's severity, noting that Taylor County, Florida, experienced a 15ft storm surge while North Carolina faced a record 29 inches of rain, resulting in historic flooding.
Kamala Harris confirmed the Biden administration's emergency declarations for affected states, emphasizing the need to "maximize our coordinated response efforts at the local, state, and federal levels."
The devastation was widespread, with at least 64 fatalities reported, including 10 in North Carolina and significant destruction observed by Georgia's Governor Kemp, who said, "It looks like a bomb went off."
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