Hurricane Helene devestation continues with 100 dead and millions still without power

Storm Helene has near a way of devastation crossed six states successful the south-east US, destroying communities and claiming much than 100 lives - with galore much inactive unaccounted for

The decease toll from Hurricane Helene has surpassed 110 deaths crossed six US states.

Twelve deaths were reported successful Florida, wherever the tempest archetypal made landfall past Thursday arsenic a Category 4 hurricane. Georgia has reported 25 deaths, North Carolina 44 deaths, South Carolina 25 deaths, Tennessee 4 deaths and Virginia 2 deaths. The fig is apt to summation arsenic betterment and hunt efforts are underway. At slightest 30 radical person died, and scores much are unaccounted for successful conscionable 1 region successful North Carolina.

“We person biblical devastation,” said Ryan Cole, an exigency authoritative successful the county, which contains the upland metropolis of Asheville. "This is the astir important earthy catastrophe that immoderate 1 of america has ever seen."

Helene began arsenic a hurricane - the astir almighty connected grounds to deed Florida's Big Bend, and moved northbound into Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee. The bulk of deaths were successful North and South Carolina, wherever Helene landed arsenic a tropical storm.