Kamala Harris to visit North Carolina areas ravaged by Helene on Saturday [View all]

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By Michael Wilner
Updated October 04, 2024 7:40 PM

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit North Carolina on Saturday to survey the catastrophic damage left across the state from Hurricane Helene, a White House official told McClatchy, days after making a similar trip to Georgia.

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Harris will “survey the impacts of Hurricane Helene and receive an on-the-ground briefing about the continued recovery efforts that are occurring in communities across the state,” one official said. “The vice president will also provide updates on federal actions that are being taken to support emergency response and recovery efforts in North Carolina and other states throughout the southeast.”

The official did not specify where in the state Harris would visit.

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An aerial view of some of the devastation left after Helene’s floodwaters rushed down the Broad River in the area of Chimney Rock, N.C. Photographed, Friday, October. 4, 2024. Digby Solomon For The News & Observer

Harris also spoke with North Carolina’s Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, to discuss the recovery efforts, the official added. She visited FEMA headquarters earlier in the week for a briefing and to thank federal personnel for their work on the emergency response.

Helene has claimed over 200 lives across the region, and hundreds remain missing. Over 1 million people are still without power nearly a week after the storm has passed.

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