Helene death toll rises to 200, making it deadliest storm to hit mainland US since Hurricane Katrina

The confirmed death toll for Hurricane Helene rose to at least 200 people as of Wednesday evening, The Associated Press reported, making it the deadliest hurricane since Katrina to hit the mainland U.S.
The death toll was at 189 Thursday morning but eight new deaths reported in Georgia and three from North Carolina upped that number to 200 by noon.
Search and rescue operations continued Thursday in the mountains of western North Carolina, which bore the worst of the storm.
The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents and destroying homes in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.

[@missedinformation7068]

Yeah, it's not the second deadliest storm in us history, not even close.
My great great grandfather survived the Great Galveston Hurricane. The stories he told me are terrible. 8,000 dead.

[@missedinformation7068]

They raised the island because of that storm.

[@ocularzombie6679]

Deadliest since Katrina...

[@northcarolinaradio]

Deadliest since Katrina

[@HebrewJerusalemPrince777]

Deadliest since Katrina.

[@lifebeginswithaseed]

There are way more dead than what they are reporting! Take that to the bank! Thousands!!!

[@NotMee45]

200? THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE DEAD

[@ElizMatLin]

This should be top news everyday to make sure the government is on top of taking care of them.

[@Sunflower139]

Way more than 200. They are not telling the truth. the hospital in Asheville has over 900 bodies alone. So sad. Prayers for all 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@barbrice721]

What. I never heard about that.

[@lyraserpentine894]

It's not that they're lying. It's that they are only going to release numbers of confirmed dead. Please stop spreading misinformation. Wait until all facts are in before making statements.

[@Sunflower139]

@@barbrice721 yep. The regular news channels are not telling the truth. This is coming from the local people that live there. It’s major devatstation and they need helipcipters to look for survivors. All the roads are washed out along with campers and houses. It’s devastating. I can’t watch any more videos. I’m praying for all of the people involved. 😢

[@potheadzndrama215]

Did yall show when President Trump showed up with truck loads of supplies too? 😊

[@ABWeaver]

I bet the lithium companies will buy up a lot of that land. Makes you wonder 🤔 🤔 🤔

[@tracelee7332]

Don't let them.. but don't build the same place and same way.. think outside the box

[@alicemattsen2208]

I heard there were over 500 body bags used? Are the unidentified not being counted?

[@DreIngram-g8k]

Wow

[@brymakore7557]

The world must come to God and repent, thats the only way we can be saved. Come to Jesus. Too much sins in the World.

[@natashawoodward6354]

No, just America, most of the rest of the world is doing just fine

[@Vision-nr8zy]

So sad hopefully everyone can be counted for

[@davidfognini8526]

We are in vulgar decline in every single aspect 😢

[@robertb7202]

wheres Bidens FEMA at?

[@michael85225]

FEMA is always useless. Remember what happened in 2005?