Lowcountry first responders are stepping in to help those affected by Hurricane Helene in the Upstate of South Carolina and in North Carolina.

This page is a summary of news on Hurricane Helene's aftermath for Wednesday, Oct. 2. For the latest news, view our live updates file for Thursday, Oct. 3. ASHEVILLE, N.C. − President Joe Biden traveled to the Carolinas on a Wednesday tour to survey devastation from Hurricane Helene as residents across much of the Southeast press on with the arduous task of rebuilding their shattered communities,

Many areas in North Carolina were hit hard by the storm, including Spruce Pine, an area crucial to the semiconductor industry. Hurricane Helene’s path of destruction last week is still being felt in a number of states and the long-term impacts of the storm are still being assessed.

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida last week as a Category 4 storm, bringing damaging winds and catastrophic flooding to the state’s Gulf Coast before wreaking havoc in other southeastern states.

Western North Carolina and parts of South Carolina have been devastated by Hurricane Helene. Here's how you can help.

Helene is the deadliest hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and has displaced hundreds of residents and wiped out entire communities who are sti