Helene Storm Death Toll Becomes 130 People, Biden Will Visit Affected Areas Tomorrow

Illustration of the area hit by a storm. (Unsplash-Jason Leung)

JAKARTA - The death toll from Hurricane Helena in the region in the United States (US) increased to 130 people. The disaster hit North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Citing CBN News, Tuesday, October 1, Hurricane helena has forced many people to flee and damaged houses.

President Joe Biden said he would visit areas in North Carolina that were heavily affected by Hurricane Helena tomorrow Wednesday, October 2.

Biden will also visitLA, the location of Helena's disaster management center. He will receive an explanation of the control and then see firsthand the area affected by the damage in Asheville by air.

Citing the report he received, Biden said yesterday there were as many as 600 people missing after the Helena storm hit. Meanwhile, communication systems in the affected areas were cut off.

Biden's domestic security adviser Liz Total on the same day said more than 3,500 personnel handling the federal disaster were deployed to the affected areas.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump's candidate visited Valdosta, Georgia, just north of the Florida-Georgia state line on Monday afternoon.

Wearing one of the red 'Make America Great Again' campaign caps, Trump shook hands and spoke with his supporters affected by the Helena storm.