At least 155 dead in the US since the passage of Cyclone Elin

Rescue operations continued yesterday Tuesday in the southeastern United States after the passage of Cyclone Elin, which killed at least 155 people, with US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris expected to travel separately to the affected areas today. Access to many areas has not yet been restored, and more than 1.4 million households and businesses remained without power last night. We know the devastation caused by Hurricane Elin is beyond imagination, North Carolina Democratic Governor Roy Cooper said yesterday. His state counts at least 74 dead. Communities have been wiped off the map, Cooper added during a news conference, adding that authorities expect the death toll to rise. Liz Sherwood-Randall, Biden’s homeland security adviser, said on Monday that 600 people were missing, adding that she hoped some of them would still be “alive”. The American president will visit North Carolina today, while the […]
Source: News Beast

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