Helen has become the most destructive hurricane in the United States since the time of Katrina

More than 200 people died. Hundreds were missing. Part of the Northern Carolina "Erased from the Card"

Hurricane “Helen”, which passed through the southeast of the United States at the end of September, became the most deadly at the mainland of the United States after the hurricane “Katrina” in 2005, writes The Washington Post. According to the latest data, at least 213 people died.

The largest number of dead are registered in one of the most affected by the hurricane of the States - North Carolin. At least 106 people were killed there. In South Carolin - 41 deceased, in Georgia - 33, Florida - 20, Tennessee - 11, Virginia - two. The number of people who are considered missing is unknown. Reuters writes that previously officials reported hundreds of missing people, but some people get in touch as the authorities eliminate the consequences of the elements.

Throughout the region, large -scale work is underway to restore destroyed and damaged infrastructure, including electric networks, water supply, cellular communications and roads that have blurred rains and river shores. According to the latest data , more than 740 thousand inhabitants in North and South Carolin, Georgia, Virginia and Florida are left without electricity.

Many roads remain blocked, which complicates the work of rescuers and delivery of assistance to injured and blocked areas. The authorities attracted military personnel to eliminate the consequences and assistance to the victims. Volunteers, including the drivers of mules and helicopter pilots, also help to deliver assistance, including in hard -to -reach mountainous areas of the western part of North Carolina. The CNN TV channel published satellite pictures of these areas before and after a hurricane, noting that the hurricane “erased part of the state from the card”.

In some injured regions, residents were left almost without drinking water. In the Bankomb district in North Carolina, people are brought in tanks or distributed in bottles. In certain areas of Tennessee, where water cleaning structures and sewage were damaged, the authorities asked people to save water, as well as boil it for drinking and cooking.

The states injured from a hurricane were visited by US President Joe Biden, Vice President of Kamal Harris, whom the Democrats nominated as a candidate for the November elections of the head of state, as well as her rival from the Republicans Donald Trump. In particular, Trump and Harris visited Georgia, and Biden examined the injured settlements in North Carolin from a helicopter. Both states are considered hesitant in the upcoming presidential election.

Trump, among other things, accused Biden and Harris of inaction against the background of a hurricane. The authorities of the injured region with their statements refuted this statement, and the White House officials said that Biden and Harris regularly received information about the unfolding disaster and led the actions to eliminate the consequences of the emergency.

The process of eliminating the consequences of Hurricane “Helen” will take years and will be extremely expensive, said US Minister of Internal Security Alejandro Majorkas. The authorities expect that he also warned that in 2024 another hurricane could fall upon the country. According to him, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) "has no funds to survive the season [hurricanes]." The department itself assured that Fema has everything necessary for immediate response and recovery. “But the hurrican season has not yet ended, so we need to carefully monitor this,” the agency representative added.

Joe Biden stated that he was going to request a bill on the allocation of additional financing to eliminate the consequences of the hurricane and assistance to the victims. It is assumed that for this, the congressmen will have to return to an emergency meeting from the holidays, which should last until November 12.

At the same time, Reuters notes that only a small percentage of residents of the districts affected by hurricane will be able to count on the payment of federal fertilizers from floods that would help them restore lost property. According to the agency, only one of 200 private houses in this area was insured by floods. In particular, this happened due to the fact that the federal program of such insurance does not take into account the risks of flooding due to strong rainfalls that occur more and more often against the background of climate change. People whose houses were not insured will be forced to rely on a network of complex federal programs or the help of non -profit organizations, writes The Washington Post.