The number of fatalities in the United States rose to three after the arrival of Hurricane Helene in this North American country on the night of this Thursday, September 26, 2024. Two of the deaths occurred in Georgia and the other in Florida.
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The Florida case occurred in the city of Tampa, where a man, according to information provided by authorities, dropped a traffic signal while driving on a highway.
Hurricane Helene makes landfall in the Big Bend region
The eye of the powerful Category 4 Hurricane Helene made landfall this Thursday on the northwest coast of Florida, in the region known as Big Bend, with maximum sustained winds of 225 kilometers per hour (140 miles), reported the National Hurricane Center (NHC). , in English) from the United States.
Helene, the fifth hurricane of the Atlantic season, entered Florida at 11:10 a.m. local time (0310 GMT Friday) east of the mouth of the Aucilla River, about 10 miles (15 km) west -southwest of Perry, as a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale, with a maximum of 5, the NHC indicated in a special bulletin.
The “very dangerous” Hurricane Helene moves, dumping intense rains in its path and threatening “catastrophic” storm surges and flooding.
NHC meteorologists are extremely concerned about the havoc that “catastrophic and deadly” storm surge could wreak along portions of Florida’s Big Bend coast, where “flooding could reach up to 20 feet (6 meters) above the sea level level, along with “destructive waves.”
Helene is producing catastrophic winds that will spread toward the coast in the Big Bend region of Florida during the next few hours.
“This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation.“, detailed the NHC.
He stressed that people should not leave their shelters and should remain in place during these dangerous conditions.
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Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/ya-son-tres-las-victimas-mortales-asociadas-al-huracan-helene-en-estados-unidos-rg10
