Harris pledges support as she visits North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath

A bridge destroyed by Hurricane Helene (Jeff Roberson/AP)

Democratic US presidential candidate Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the work of strangers helping strangers as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, her second trip in four days to the disaster zone.

The vice president was in Charlotte one day after a visit to the state by Republican candidate Donald Trump, who is spreading false claims about the federal response to the disaster.