People from across the southeast looking to recover, as rescuers work to help Helene victims

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(ASSOCIATED PRESS) The search for victims of Hurricane Helene dragged into its second week on Friday, as exhausted rescue crews and volunteers continued to work long days — navigating past washed out roads, downed power lines and mudslides — to reach the isolated and the missing.

“We know these are hard times, but please know we’re coming," Sheriff Quentin Miller of Buncombe County, North Carolina, said at a Thursday evening press briefing. “We’re coming to get you. We’re coming to pick up our people.”

With at least 215 killed, Helene is already the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005, and dozens or possibly hundreds of people are still unaccounted for. Roughly half the victims were in North Carolina, while dozens more were killed in South Carolina and Georgia.

In Buncombe County alone, 72 people had been confirmed dead as of Thursday evening, Miller said. Buncombe includes the tourist hub of Asheville, the region's most populous city. Still, the sheriff holds out hope that many of the missing are alive.

His message to them?

“Your safety and well-being are our highest priority. And we will not rest until you are secure and that you are being cared for.”

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Samaritans Purse is doing great work and Moutain Mule Packers NC . They are carring food to people who can not be reached by roads

andreaengelmann-fo
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The United States of America should never be short of any critical care, equipment and supplies such as IV fluids give me a break what is wrong with this country’s leadership?

jenberndt
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What a wonderful program this was Glen. Please give us more like this. This young lady is simply delightful.

sky
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God Bless Ocean Springs MS!!!
Thank you!

EricaScalzo
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That pitiful $750 is sure to go a long way

Ace.
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Harris and Biden should be doing so much more to help these people. Prayers for North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia. 🙏 $750 is just a bad joke.😢

jamiehill
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Lotta love in this country but not from your government

DeboeahHauser
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No food no water for a lot of survivor's.

kristypiits
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This administration needs to go they allowed people to die blood on their hands heartbreaking 😢😮

elanemunoz
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Please donate to local church organizations. That way, the money actually goes to people related to the disaster.

ricopyro
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No Red Cross! Donate to Samaritans Purse or local churches

deantait
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That’s awesome. China must be really happy that cooler sales are booming.

anonymous-tnij
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Prayers and Love being sent to these people. May the Lord rescue, protect, comfort and heal them during this time. They are not alone. Thank you Lord. Amen. (Disappointed in this Administration.)

deborahlauterbach
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I believe the storm itself was, if not created, boosted and guided via geoengineering. I believe this was intentional.

larryniidji
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We have no government. Let's MAGA.

peter-srzd
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Hope you had insurance and nothing to worry about

Mmartinez
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Where is Joe Biden and Kamala Harris??

DonaldDunn-en
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She's a disgrace for using tax dollars to take care of 20 million illegals instead of helping the victims of the hurricane.

jking
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Donate to Samaritan purse or churches not the RED CROSS SORRY!

woketruth
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Lots of these people don’t have anything left, and Biden and Harris could care less!😎

harleyvulcancobra.