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Hurricane Helene: multiple people killed as deadly storm hits south-eastern US



Storm made landfall in Florida Thursday and has caused deaths, damage and about 4m power outages in multiple statesHurricane Helene – live updatesHelene has reportedly killed at least 10 people and inflicted more than 4m power outages across the south-eastern US after crashing ashore in north-western Florida late on Thursday as a potent category 4 hurricane, according to officials.The storm – which registered maximum sustained winds of 140mph – had weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia early on Friday, when residents whose communities experienced Helene’s peak effects more directly were only just beginning to fathom the recovery process ahead. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/27/hurricane-helene-causes-at-least-five-deaths-as-deadly-storm-hits-multiple-us-states

Author : Ramon Antonio Vargas, Richard Luscombe and agencies

Publish date : 2024-09-27 14:31:39

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