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Harris and Biden visit Hurricane Helene sites – as it happened

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Oct 5, 2024
Harris and Biden visit Hurricane Helene sites – as it happened

Biden and Harris visit areas affected by Hurricane Helene

US President Joe Biden and vice-president Kamala Harris have visited Georgia and North Carolina, which were both acutely affected by Hurricane Helene.

Biden, who was in North Carolina, announced additional funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures.

Biden said the hurricane would cost billions of dollars. “Congress has an obligation” to make sure states have the necessary resources, he said.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper listens as US President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on the Hurricane Helene response at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, 2 October 2024. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Harris, in Georgia, handed out meals and said she wanted to, “personally take a look at the devastation, which is extraordinary.” She expressed admiration for how “people are coming together. People are helping perfect strangers.”

“We are here for the long haul,” she said.

Harris also toured a Red Cross relief center and received a briefing from local officials, praising those working to “meet the needs of people who must be seen and must be heard.”

US vice-president Kamala Harris speaks after she surveyed the damage from Hurricane Helene, in the Meadowbrook neighbourhood of Augusta, Georgia, on 2 October 2024. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

US President Joe Biden and vice-president Kamala Harris have visited Georgia and North Carolina, which were both acutely affected by Hurricane Helene.

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Biden, who was in North Carolina, announced additional funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures.

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Biden said the hurricane would cost billions of dollars. “Congress has an obligation” to make sure states have the necessary resources, he said.

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