WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The White House issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of South Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene beginning on September 25, 2024, and continuing. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg, Bar  more