Joe Biden Pledges Federal Aid To Devastated Areas From Hurricane Helene: “They’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before”
deadline.comJoe Biden pledged U.S. aid to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has devastated parts of the southeast, including areas in and around Asheville, NC.
In remarks from the Roosevelt Room carried across cable networks, Biden cited reports of more than 100 people dead and 600 people unaccounted for, although many have been difficult to reach because of the lack of power and cell service. “This is an historic storm.
It’s devastating. They’ve never seen anything like this before,” Biden said. The president said that he planned to visit the region later this week, but cautioned that he did not want to cause a disruption if his security needs divert resources from recovery efforts.
His focus on the hurricane’s impact this week likely will focus media attention on the tragic scenes. Networks dispatched reporters to Florida to cover the hurricane as it made landfall last week, but the further impact of the storm appears to have caught many by surprise.
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