Hurricane Helene's inland flooding has been catastrophic.
The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents and destroying homes in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.
More than 100 people have been killed.
Helene, which made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region Thursday night as a massive Category 4 hurricane, was the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend on record.
At least 121 people have been killed by Hurricane Helene in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, the Associated Press reported Monday.
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Former President Donald Trump visited hard-hit Valdosta in southern Georgia on Monday to distribute supplies and "stand in complete solidarity with … all of those suffering in the terrible aftermath of Hurricane Helene."
"Valdosta has been ravaged," Trump said. "The town is, very, very badly hurting, and many thousands are without power. They're running low on food and fuel. We brought a lot of it down with us."
"We’ll continue to help until you're bigger, better, stronger than ever before," Trump said.
The former president held a “moment of silence and prayer" for those killed in the storm.
Twenty-five people in Georgia have died in the storm, Gov. Brian Kemp said.
Trump said he’ll also visit North Carolina as the state works to recover from Helene.
President Joe Biden said Monday that Helene is "not just a catastrophic storm -- it's a historic, history-making storm."
Biden said he will travel to the impact zone as soon as possible, ideally Wednesday or Thursday. He said he’s been told it’d be disruptive to visit immediately, and he does not want to interfere with these areas accessing the relief they desperately need.
"Communities are devastated. Loved ones waiting, not sure if their loved ones are OK, and they can't contact them because there’s no cellphone connections. Many more folks displaced have no idea when they’ll be able to be return to their home, if ever, if there’s a home to return to," he said.
"There's nothing like wondering, 'Is my husband, wife, son, daughter, mother, father, alive?' And many more who remain without electricity, water, food and communications," he said.
Biden said he’s directed his team "to provide every available resource as fast as possible."
Biden vowed, "We're not leaving until the job is done."
