Helene death roll rises to 182, making it deadliest since Hurricane Katrina
The confirmed death toll for Hurricane Helene rose to at least 182 people as of Wednesday evening, The Associated Press reported, making it the deadliest hurricane since Katrina to hit the mainland U.S.
As recovery efforts continued across the Southeast, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to the region Wednesday to survey the destruction while rescuers keep searching for the missing.
"I'm here to say the United States -- the nation -- has your back," Biden told a crowd in Raleigh, North Carolina. "We're not leaving till you're back on your feet completely."