The president, who plans to travel to North Carolina this week, said he might need to call Congress in for a special session after it did not include additional disaster relief in its spending bill.
The death toll from the storm has risen to more than 110 people across six states. Hundreds remain unaccounted for, and drinking water, gasoline and cellphone service are scarce.
Tras azotar la costa del golfo de Florida, Helene arrasó el sureste del país y, en particular, el oeste de Carolina del Norte con inundaciones y deslaves. El número total de víctimas mortales ascendió a más de 100.
A sprinkler malfunction combined with a “water-reactive chemical” in the plant set off the plume, prompting evacuations for large parts of Conyers, Ga., officials said.
Helene was the strongest storm to ever hit Florida’s Big Bend region. As it made its way across the Southeast, the storm inundated towns with floods and mudslides, killing at least 60.