The US Helene Storm Killed 200 People, The Deadliest After Katrina

Impact of the Helene Storm in the United States. (Twitter/@itslinklauren)

\JAKARTA - Hurricane waves, wind damage, and flooding on land due to the Helene Storm have caused major disasters.

The Helene storm destroyed homes in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee.

Reportedly the death toll from this storm reached 200 people according to the Associated Press quoted by ABC News, Thursday, October 3.

The Helene storm, which hit the Big Bend Florida area last week as the big storm Category 4, has been the deadliest land storm since Katrina in 2005.

Previously, the President of the United States (US) Joe Biden visited the area affected by Hurricane Helene to see firsthand disaster recovery efforts.

During a visit to Carolina, Wednesday, October 2 local time, Biden said he had approved North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper's request for the federal government to bear 100 percent of disaster management costs and emergency protection for six months.

"My condolences to all those who have suffered inconceivable losses," said Biden.

Biden initially visited Greenville, South Carolina, where the utility team and workers from the urban division cleared the highway and restored electricity due to the Helena storm.

Biden and his entourage then flew to Asheville, North Carolina, the area most of which was badly damaged.

"Most of Asheville is submerged in water," Biden said after seeing firsthand via the airway.

Meanwhile, at the same time the US Vice President who is also a Presidential Candidate from the Democratic Party Kamala Harris, Georgia's working visit to receive up-to-date information on the emergency response of the Helene storm in the region.