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Southeast US reels as storm Helene death toll passes 210

Helene is now the deadliest hurricane to hit the US mainland since Katrina nearly 20 years ago. [Courtesy ABCNews]

More than 210 people are now confirmed dead after Hurricane Helene carved a path of destruction through several US states, officials said Thursday, making it the second deadliest storm to hit the US mainland in more than half a century.

US President Joe Biden made his second straight day of visits to the country's southeast to grieve with residents of a region traumatized by a disaster that has upended life for millions.

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