Hurricane Helene, which entered as a powerful Category 4 hurricane across the coast of northwest Florida on the night of September 26, So far it has claimed the lives of 41 victims, a count that can rise, and is leaving a trail of destruction across the southeastern United States.
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Hurricane Helene today
Helene has caused the death of seven people in Florida, 15 in Georgia and another 17 in South Carolina, two of them firefighters, as confirmed this Friday by the governor of this state, Henry McMaster.
In North Carolina they have been confirmed so far two fatalities, one of them a minor under four years of age.
Towards the afternoon of September 27, More than 4.6 million people did not have power in a dozen states, while thousands of workers removed debris, weeds and repaired power lines with a view to restoring electricity.
Almost a thousand flights were canceled in the United Statesthe vast majority of them with scheduled departures or arrivals at the international airports of Charlotte (North Carolina), Atlanta (Georgia) and Tampa (Florida).
Flooding from rain and storm surge, which raised sea levels to more than 3 meters above average, was extensive and in general the damage reached hundreds of kilometers to the north.
Helene, weakened this afternoon to a post-tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (35 miles), still produces floods and emergency situations, as happened in a hospital in Tennessee, where 54 people had to be rescued by helicopter from the roof of the health center that was flooded.
In this southern state, About 20,000 residents were ordered to evacuate due to flash floods and the danger of a dam. near the town of Newport.
In North Carolina, its governor, Roy Cooper, warned about the risks of dangerous landslides due to torrential rains. “This is one of the worst storms in modern history for parts of western North Carolina,” he noted.
In localities in the west of this state, a curfew starting Friday nightto facilitate the tasks of emergency teams, according to local authorities.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said today that several hospitals in the south of this state have lost power and that rescue forces are heading east, where dozens of residents have been trapped in their homes early today.
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Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/huracan-helene-deja-estela-de-destruccion-en-ee-uu-se-reportan-mas-de-40-muertos-cb20
