Hurricane Helen killed more than 60 people in the US
- September 29, 2024
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[Síguenos ahora también en WhatsApp. Da clic aquí] He Hurricane Helen this Sunday it took more than 60 dead in five states in the southeastern US, including North Carolina,
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He Hurricane Helen this Sunday it took more than 60 dead in five states in the southeastern US, including North Carolina, where the government this Sunday authorized a “major disaster” declaration to speed up relief efforts.
According to the latest data, the number of victims was 24 people. South Carolina; 17 inches Georgia; 11 inches Florida; 11 inches North Carolina and one in Virginia.
Helen came on Thursday evening as Category 4 hurricane on the southeast coast of Florida and headed north with heavy rains And hurricane wind This caused devastating scenes that rescue and recovery teams are working on today.
North Carolina is one of the hardest hit states, especially on its western flank: an example of the disaster was the partially flooded city of Asheville with its destroyed houses According to local media, the streets are littered with garbage.
Governor Roy Cooper explained at a press conference today that heavy rainfall in the state’s mountains caused slides which destroyed roads, knocked down lamp posts and telecommunications towers on their way to residential areas.
Nails 280 state highways remain closed and this makes emergency response difficult, so authorities are airlifting resources, food and water to trapped people; There are also about 1,000 people in shelters, Cooper said.
airports North Carolina, located in Asheville and Charlotte, are the main USA suffered from today cancellations and delaysalthough they continue most of their activities.
The governor looked at Helen”one of the most powerful storms in modern historystate and expected new victims, since there are many missing persons reports.
A similar scenario is occurring in Unicoi County, east of Tennesseewhere authorities are searching for more than 70 missing people, authorities said at a news conference Sunday morning.
The difficulties are getting worse power outages That leaves 2.4 million people without power in the five hardest-hit southeastern states and another 130,000 in five northern neighbors where the storm has weakened.
Helen, who was demoted to post-tropical cyclone It is no longer under weather officials’ watch Friday, but heavy rain will remain in the southern Appalachian Range through tomorrow.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is coordinating hundreds of personnel on rescue and recovery missions, and its administrator, Deanne Criswell, noted today in X that some communities affected by Helen are still suffering from the devastation of Hurricane Idalia (2023).
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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