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Kamala Harris is traveling to Georgia to survey the state’s storm damage

The vice president will receive a briefing from FEMA. She will also deliver remarks about the federal response to Hurricane Helene.
Crew cleans up fallen trees, where a man was killed by fallen trees caused by Hurricane Helene, Friday, September 27, 2024 in Dublin. Fast-moving Helene, which entered Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane Friday morning, continues its powerful march toward metro Atlanta. The storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 in Florida’s Big Bend region Thursday night with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, continues to pack a dangerous punch and is responsible for at least three deaths in Georgia. Helene’s sustained winds are now at 70 mph, making it a tropical storm status, and it is quickly traveling north. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

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Crew cleans up fallen trees, where a man was killed by fallen trees caused by Hurricane Helene, Friday, September 27, 2024 in Dublin. Fast-moving Helene, which entered Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane Friday morning, continues its powerful march toward metro Atlanta. The storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 in Florida’s Big Bend region Thursday night with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, continues to pack a dangerous punch and is responsible for at least three deaths in Georgia. Helene’s sustained winds are now at 70 mph, making it a tropical storm status, and it is quickly traveling north. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)
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Oct 1, 2024

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will survey parts of Georgia badly damaged by Hurricane Helene on Wednesday, the White House announced.

She will also receive a briefing from Federal Emergency Management Agency officials on the ground and deliver remarks updating the public about the federal response during her visit Wednesday. More details about exactly where Harris will be have not been announced.

The White House in its news release said Harris has already spoken to state and local officials in areas affected by the storm, including Gov. Brian Kemp and Savannah Mayor Van Johnson.

President Joe Biden will travel separately on Wednesday to North Carolina and South Carolina.

The news of Harris’ visit comes as major disaster declarations have been approved for 41 Georgia counties, making residents eligible for emergency payments and other FEMA assistance.

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