About 30 people remain missing nearly a month after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, state officials said at a news conference on Monday. The latest count, of 26 missing people, was down from an estimate of 92 provided by Gov.

Former President Donald Trump expressed hope that North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene survivors would vote him in as “part of a new crew” on Election Day as he looks to shore up support in a battleground state he said the government had abandoned.

Trump was asked whether it was helpful to criticize hurricane relief workers after the Federal Emergency Management Agency recently paused work in the area because of reports they could be targeted by militia.