Former President Donald Trump announced he would visit Valdosta on Monday in the wake of Helene’s damage to Georgia.
According to a press release from the former president’s presidential campaign, Trump will receive a “briefing on the devastation of Hurricane Helene” and make remarks during the visit.
In Valdosta, the former president will help distribute relief supplies.
Before the storm arrived, Governor Brian Kemp issued a disaster declaration for parts of Georgia expected to be affected by Helene. President Joe Biden upgraded a federal major disaster declaration to a full emergency declaration as the storm swept across the state after making landfall in Florida.
In the days following Helene’s journey across the southeastern United States, the number of lives lost and damage inflicted has increased, with 64 confirmed deaths in several states and property damage estimated at as much as $15 billion to $26 billion, according to Moody’s Analytics.
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