Hurricane Helene Devastates Southeast, Causes Fatal Flooding and Infrastructure Collapse
Hurricane Helene, now a post-tropical cyclone, has left a path of destruction across several southeastern states in the U.S., claiming at least 49 lives and causing widespread flooding, power outages, and structural damage. The storm, which made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane, has wreaked havoc across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Emergency services are scrambling to respond to the widespread devastation, as communities struggle to recover.