Hurricane Helen caused extensive damage in the southeastern United States, reportedly killing 47 people.
Officials fear the death toll will rise in the coming days as the storm continues to be downgraded to a post-tropical storm on Friday Reuters reported It noted that several states were hit by heavy rains and flooding on Saturday.
The outlet stated:
At least 3.25 million customers across five states were without power in the early morning hours Saturday, and officials warned it could take several days for service to be fully restored. The worst power outages were in South Carolina, where more than 1 million homes and businesses lost power, and Georgia, where 777,000 homes were without power.
North Carolina residents experienced heavy rainfall, with 29.6 inches in Busick and 24.2 inches in Mount Mitchell. USA Today It was reported on Saturday.
“Helen made landfall near Perry, Florida around 11:10 p.m. ET on Thursday, becoming the first Category 4 storm to hit Florida's Big Bend region since records began in 1851,” the article said. There is. reported.
Aftermath: Aerial footage of the Tampa area after Hurricane Helen
“The storm is expected to continue moving across western Kentucky on Saturday and move slowly southeast along the Kentucky-Tennessee border over the weekend before moving east,” the National Hurricane Center said in a statement. .
CBS News reported Saturday that 1,600 flights were canceled due to the storm. outlet showed Video footage shows massive flooding in Florida and the National Guard airlifting people from the roof of a Tennessee hospital as floodwaters rose around the hospital.
every today According to the article, Helen reportedly caused billions of dollars in damages and economic losses.
More video footage show Massive destruction occurred as first responders rescued people from what the storm left behind.
According to Reuters, Tennessee is currently on the list of states under a “state of emergency” and is eligible for federally funded recovery aid.
