A crisis unfolded in Asheville, North Carolina, as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast.
The death toll from the storm surpassed 130. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said during a news conference Monday that the death toll in that state had risen from 17 to 25. A North Carolina county that includes the reported 40 killed there.
Follow AP’s coverage of tropical weather at . Here’s the latest: Biden announces he will visit North Carolina later in the week President Joe Biden said Monday he will travel to North Carolina on Wednesday to get a first-hand look at the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Biden said he will travel to Raleigh to get a briefing from state and local officials and take an aerial tour of Asheville.
He announced plans for the travel following an operational briefing on the hurricane response and recovery efforts from federal government officials and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who took an aerial tour of the Asheville area on Monday. Biden said he plans to visit hurricane-impacted communities in Georgia and Florida “as soon as possible.
” Trump slams US response to Helene, even as supporters urge cutbacks to federal disaster agencies Former President Donald Trump criticized the Biden administration’s response to the , even as his supporters call for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather d.
