White House Homeland Security Adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall said Monday during a press briefing there are 600 people unaccounted for following Hurricane Helene, as federal officials mount a response to the catastrophic storm in states across the Southeast.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris expressed their sympathies for communities ravaged by Hurricane Helene.

The size and intensity of the storm, as well as its duration over land, must be attributed to the impact of climate change.

Hurricane Helene is poised to bring heavy rain, damaging winds and life-threatening storm surge to Florida on Thursday night, but its impacts will be felt for several days across the eastern United States.

Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc across the southeastern U.S. with 47 confirmed deaths by Saturday. Declared post-tropical on Friday, it caused devastating flooding, power outages for over 3 million people,

Parts of the U.S. Southeast are strggling to recover from the damage inflicted by powerful Hurricane Helene Massive rains brought by Hurricane Helene have left many people stranded or homeless as the cleanup begins from the monster tempest that killed at least 64 people.

Hurricane Helen touched down in the Big Bend region of Florida on Thursday, September 26th just after 11 a.m. Days later, the effects of that storm are still being felt by many people in the southeast portion of the United States and things are going to remain ugly for a little while longer.

Rescuers are still searching for survivors after heavy rain and wind from Hurricane Helene devastated south-eastern US, leaving more than 60 people dead, destroying homes and causing power outages for millions.

Southeastern U.S. states started a massive cleanup and recovery effort on Sunday after winds, rain and storm surges from Hurricane Helene snuffed out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges and caused catastrophic flooding from Florida to Virginia.