The number of confirmed deaths caused by the swath of destruction Helene left in Georgia has risen to 33 people, and preliminary reports are up of $417 million in damages across the state. Gov. Brian Kemp and state emergency management officials provided an update Thursday on the response to the deadly storm that swept through

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has criticized the Biden-Harris administration for not doing enough to help rural communities across the state after Hurricane Helen devastated a huge swath of the southeast last week.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took separate tours on Wednesday of the catastrophic damage resulting from Hurricane Helene, from which at least 183 people have died.