‘There Were Bodies In Trees’: Rural South Decimated By Hurricane Helene As Death Toll Rises Above 130
Hurricane Helen has continued to wreak havoc and claim lives in the Southeast since making landfall Thursday night, with a total of 132 people dead and nearly 600 missing as of Monday. The devastating aftermath, which was fully revealed on Monday, left a scene of complete devastation, with houses shattered, cargo containers crushed and highways […]
Death toll triples in Asheville area after Hurricane Helene guts North Carolina
The death toll from devastating flooding in the Asheville area of western North Carolina more than tripled to 35 on Monday. This is because survivors in a town deep in the mountains testified that they had seen the bodies of the victims stuck in trees. The death toll from Hurricane Helen, which has carved out […]
Helene Death Toll Closes on 100 as Supplies Rushed to Still Isolated Areas
Fresh water, fuel, food, medical supplies and other essential supplies were rushed to flood-hit areas Monday after Hurricane Helen left a trail of damage in the southeastern United States. At least 91 people have been killed in multiple states as the mega weather event ramped up over the weekend. Thirty people have died in the […]
Nepal death toll soars to at least 148 as rescuers recover bodies buried in devastating landslides
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal retrieve dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles buried in a landslide near the capital Kathmandu, as the death toll from floods rises to at least 148 and dozens more missing. It was recovered, authorities announced Sunday. After three days of monsoon rains, the weather cleared on Sunday […]
Hurricane Helene death toll surges to 64 across southeast
The death toll from Hurricane Helen jumped to 64 on Saturday evening as the powerful storm caused widespread damage across the Southeast. The dead included three firefighters, a mother and her one-month-old twins, and an 89-year-old woman who was hit by a tree that hit her home. Officials said 11 of the confirmed deaths were […]
Hurricane Helene Death Toll Rises To Over 50, Billions Of Dollars In Damages Caused
After heavy rains from Hurricane Helen in Lake Lure, North Carolina on September 28, 2024, the Rocky Broad River flows into Lake Lure, flooding the town with debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina. About 6 feet of debris has piled up on the bridge from Lake Lure to Chimney Rock, blocking traffic. (Photo by Melissa […]
Remnants of Hurricane Helene stalls over Tennessee Valley as death toll rises to 52, damage nears $110B
The remnants of Hurricane Helen stalled in the Tennessee Valley on Saturday, with the death toll from the devastating storm reaching 52, some 3.8 million homes and businesses in 10 states still without power, and an estimated cost of $110 billion in damage. It swelled to dollars. The superstorm, which was downgraded to a tropical […]
Hurricane Helene: Death Toll Rises To Above 40
This aerial photo shows a vehicle driving through floodwaters after Hurricane Helen hit the area as it passed off the coast of Crystal River, Florida on September 27, 2024. Hurricane Helen made landfall in Big Bend, Florida, on Thursday night with winds of up to 160 mph and storm surge. (Photo by Joe Radle/Getty Images) […]
Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel after Beirut attack toll rises to 37
Hezbollah said it had fired dozens of missiles at an airbase southeast of Haifa in retaliation for a series of Israeli attacks in Lebanon last week that killed dozens of people. Reports. Israeli attacks on Hezbollah included a missile attack on Beirut on Friday, raising the death toll to at least 37, the Associated Press […]
Death toll reaches 16 as ‘dramatic’ flooding in central Europe continues | Europe
The death toll from torrential rains and floods in Central and Eastern Europe has risen to at least 16 people, with several more still missing. Authorities also reported deaths in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria and warned that the worst may be yet to come. Czech police chief Martin Vondrašek told local radio on […]