President Biden is heading to the Carolinas on Wednesday for an aerial tour of the widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helene, as well as a briefing on the ground on recovery efforts. Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Georgia to get updates on the emergency response to the storm's devastation there.

Hurricane Helene, which ravaged the southeast US and left at least 166 dead, is estimated to have cost the country up to $34 billion, according to analysts. In a Monday report, Moody's Analytics projected the damage from the hurricane to be between $20 billion and $34 billion.