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Biden, Harris tour Hurricane Helene damage as deaths mount
As the death toll eclipsed 180, US President Joe Biden warned of the dangers of climate change as he toured flood-hit areas. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris handed out meals at a relief center.
Joe Biden viewed the destruction caused by Helene from the air
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US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday visited communities ravaged by Hurricane Helene.
The Biden administration has deployed 1,000 soldiers to clean up after Helene and has pledged to cover the bill to remove debris in some states.
The storm killed more than 180 people across six states and has become an issue in the presidential election campaign.
Biden tours destruction in the Carolinas
Biden arrived in South Carolina and was briefed on the cleanup effort. He then flew in a helicopter over the flood-hit city of Asheville in North Carolina.
“What I saw was heartbreaking,” Biden said on social media.
“But back on the ground, we’re witnessing neighbors helping neighbors, volunteers and workers standing side-by-side, people leaning on each other. That’s America.”
The Biden administration mobilized up to 1,000 troops to help with the cleanup
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Biden also warned that climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of stormslike Helene.
“Nobody can deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore, at least I hope they don’t,” he said. “They must be brain-dead if they do.”
Harris meets with survivors in Georgia
Separately, Harris visited storm-hit areas of Georgia, where she met with families who were impacted by the disaster.
She visited a Red Cross relief center in Augusta where she handed out meals to people in need.
Kamala Harris said Hurricane Helene has caused trauma for affected communities
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“There is real pain and trauma that has resulted because of this hurricane and what has happened in terms of the aftermath of it,” Harris said.
Rebuilding will likely take years, according to officials.
“We are here for the long haul,” Harris said. “There’s a lot of work that’s going to happen.”
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A TV chef who fled to London after his opposition of Vladimir Putoin has been found dead while on a promotional tour
A Russian TV chef who criticised Vladimir Putin has been found dead in a Belgrade hotel
Alexei Zimin, 52, died suddenly on a promotional tour to the Serbian capital. Authorities have said his cause of death is currently “unclear”.
Zimin fled Russia to London after his oppositions of Putin. Zimin was once a popular figure on Russian cooking shows. He also owned Zima restaurant in Soho, which he founded after he had left Russia following Putin’s invasion of Crimea.
In a statement released by Zima magazine today, a spokesperson said: “Alexei Zimin, the project’s editor-in-chief and the chef of the Zima restaurant, has passed away. Alexei was not only a colleague, he was our friend, a close person with whom we were lucky to go through a lot – both good, kind and sad.”
London-based exiled Russian TV chef, editor and restaurateur Alexei Zimin, dies at 52.
It concluded: “Thank you to everyone for the words we received today about Alexei. We are hurting together with you.”
Zimin had also been editor-in-chief of the Russian edition of GQ magazine.
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