Updated Sep 30, 2024 - Energy & Climate

In photos: 6 states reel from Hurricane Helene's destruction

Rebecca Falconer

A man jumps down from one half of a washed out road in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina. Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

Hurricane Helene's damage across five southeastern states is still emerging some three days on from it making landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 4 storm.

The big picture: The storm has killed at least 132 people in North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, which former President Trump visited on Monday. President Biden said he plans to visit storm-hit areas of N.C. on Wednesday and Georgia and Florida "as soon as possible."

Republican presidential nominee former President Trump prepares to leave Valdosta, Georgia, on Sept. 30 after meeting with local officials and volunteers involved in the storm response. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Elijah King directs traffic at a food distribution center at the Town Hall on Catawba Avenue in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina. — The scene at a food distribution center at the town hall in Old Fort, North Carolina, on Sept. 30. Photo: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

A photo of a tweet by N.C. DOT on Monday, saying: "📸 - Southeastern Buncombe County; South of N.C. 9 Scenes like this are common across Western NC today as crews are spread out for #HeleneNC cleanup and recovery. All roads in Western NC should be considered closed to all non-emergency travel." — Photo: N.C. Department of Transportation/X

A rescue team paddles down the Swannanoa River on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. — A rescue team paddles down the Swannanoa River in western N.C. on Sept. 29. Travis Long/The News & Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

An aerial view of a home on Sept. 29 that was destroyed by fire as a result of storm surge as Hurricane Helene passed off shore in Tampa, Florida. Photo: Paul Hennessy/Anadolu via Getty Images

People wait in line for gasoline in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 29, 2024 in Fletcher, North Carolina. — People wait in line for gasoline on Sept. 29 in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Fletcher, North Carolina. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

An aerial picture taken on September 28, 2024, shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Valdosta, Georgia. — Storm damage in Valdosta, Georgia, on Sept. 28. Photo: John Falchetto/AFP via Getty Images

Flooding in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 28 in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene's heavy rains that resulted in historic water level rises in the state's west. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

A man inspects damage to his house on Sept. 28 after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida. Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Two trees rest on a car on Trenholm Road near the intersection with Churchill Circle after Hurricane Helene hits Forest Acres, South Carolina, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. — Two trees rest on a car on a road near the intersection in Forest Acres, South Carolina, on Sept. 27 after the storm struck. Photo: Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

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In photos: 6 states reel from Hurricane Helene's destruction

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