The storm has killed over 130 people across six states
President Joe Biden is set visit North Carolina on Wednesday to survey the devastating damage from Hurricane Helene, the White House announced on Monday.
The record-breaking storm that tore through Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee over the weekend has killed over 130 people as of Tuesday, according to a tally from CNN. Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for.
Buncombe County, N.C., which includes Asheville, was hit the hardest. At least 40 people have died and many remain without running water, electricity, internet or phone service. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday that over 1,100 people are in shelters and 57,000 people have already applied for FEMA assistance, WSOC reported.
