Helene death toll rises to 200, making it deadliest storm to hit mainland US since Hurricane Katrina

The confirmed death toll for Hurricane Helene rose to at least 200 people as of Wednesday evening, The Associated Press reported, making it the deadliest hurricane since Katrina to hit the mainland U.S.

The death toll was at 189 Thursday morning but eight new deaths reported in Georgia and three from North Carolina upped that number to 200 by noon.

Search and rescue operations continued Thursday in the mountains of western North Carolina, which bore the worst of the storm.

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.

[alaska]

WHERE IS OUR GOVERNMENT?
WHERE IS OUR TAX PAYERS MONEY TO HELP THESE AFFECTED AREAS?
WHERES IS HARRIS?
WHERE IS BIDEN?
WHERE IS FEMA?
WHERE IS THE ARMY RESERVE?
WHERE IS OUR NATIONAL GAURDS?
WHERE IS THE $$ 8 BILLION tax payer DOLLARS THAT WAS JUST SENT TO UKRAINE LAST SATURDAY? WHY DO WE NOT GIVE OUR OWN COUNTRY THE SAME AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE?

[Sunflower]

Way more than 200. They are not telling the truth. the hospital in Asheville has over 900 bodies alone. So sad. Prayers for all 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[ElizMatLin]

This should be top news everyday to make sure the government is on top of taking care of them.

[potheadzndrama]

Did yall show when President Trump showed up with truck loads of supplies too? 😊

[missedinformation]

Yeah, it's not the second deadliest storm in us history, not even close.
My great great grandfather survived the Great Galveston Hurricane. The stories he told me are terrible. 8, 000 dead.

[angus]

$8.7 BILLION just sent to Izzy. For each American family suffering? $750. Why? Ask your AIPAC-owned representative.

[ABWeaver]

I bet the lithium companies will buy up a lot of that land. Makes you wonder 🤔 🤔 🤔

[davidfognini]

We are in vulgar decline in every single aspect 😢

[brymakore]

The world must come to God and repent, thats the only way we can be saved. Come to Jesus. Too much sins in the World.

[alicemattsen]

I heard there were over 500 body bags used? Are the unidentified not being counted?

[theresaward]

WOULD NOT BE SHOCK IF THE DAM WAS SABOTAGE

[Vision-nrzy]

So sad hopefully everyone can be counted for

[Kahlifia]

Y'ALL GET SOME MORE PAPER...MOVE TO NEXT TOWN!