Biden promises help after Sturm «Helene» - call for unity in Georgia

Biden promises help after Sturm «Helene» - call for unity in Georgia

President Joe Biden has sent a clear message to the citizens of Ray City in the state of Georgia after the devastating consequences of the storm “Helene”: party politics should be left out in such crisis times. The Democrat said that the government would help all those affected, regardless of political beliefs. This has a special relevance because Florida is led by a Republican governor while North Carolina has a democratic chairman.

biden commented in the heavily affected city and assured the victims: "I mourn with them and I promise them that we will strengthen their backs." The president got an idea of the situation in Florida and Georgia on Thursday, after visiting South Carolina and North Carolina the day before. In the meantime, over 200 people lost their lives in six states, including Florida and Georgia. Hundreds of others are still missing, a situation that was tightened by the collapse of the mobile phone network in the affected areas.

The destruction by «Helene»

The storm “Helene”, which landed a week ago as a hurricane of the second highest category in Florida, left total devastation throughout the southeast of the United States. After the land case, the storm weakened somewhat, but the damage he left behind are catastrophic. The return to normality is expected to be long in coming.

As so often in the USA, help for the victims quickly becomes a political issue, especially in the context of the upcoming election campaign. Former President Donald Trump will fly to Georgia again this Friday to perform with the Republican governor Brian Kemp. This event is particularly important for Trump because Georgia and North Carolina are considered so -called swing states, which could be decisive in the upcoming election campaign.

In the political landscape, Trump's allegations have already made waves in the disaster situation with regard to the alleged inactivity of bidies. Biden, on the other hand, made it clear that significant resources were already mobilized before the storm to protect the population and to counteract the consequences. In this tense situation, the political tensions are extremely high and the support for the victims has also reinforced the intensity of the debates in the run -up to the presidential election on November 5th.

Access to information is problematic for many affected people, since numerous people are still cut off from the outside world. This situation has led to the search for missing persons and the provision of aid has become the greatest challenge in this tragedy. In view of the circumstances, it is all the more important that the help is organized in an unbureaucratic and quick manner to help people in this critical period.