Storm Helene batters Florida, Georgia and North Carolina leaving millions without power
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Storm Helene batters Florida, Georgia and North Carolina leaving millions without power

The Telegraph  

Heavy rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue on Saturday, as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, according to the Associated Press, caused widespread destruction across the US Southeast and left millions without power. “I’ve never seen so many people homeless as what I have right now,” said Janalea England, of Steinhatchee, Florida, a small river town along the state’s rural Big Bend, as she turned her commercial fish market into a storm donation site for friends and neighbours, many of whom couldn’t get insurance on their homes. All those closures delayed the start of the East Tennessee State University football game against The Citadel because the Buccaneers’ drive to Charleston, South Carolina, took 16 hours. “To say this caught us off guard would be an understatement,” said Quentin Miller, the county sheriff.” With at least 25 killed in South Carolina, Helene is the deadliest tropical storm for the state since Hurricane Hugo killed 35 people when it came ashore just north of Charleston in 1989.

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Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South
3 weeks ago

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

Associated Press  

LYONS, Ga. — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after Hurricane Helene made its deadly march across the South. It is emotionally draining.” Farmer Chris Hopkins stands in one of his cotton fields before being harvested, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, near Lyons, Ga. Farmer Chris Hopkins stands in one of …

Western North Carolina’s water system is finally back online after Helene
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Western North Carolina’s water system is finally back online after Helene

Associated Press  

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina were allowed to drink and bathe using water from their home faucets on Monday, nearly two months after Hurricane Helene destroyed much of the local water system. Clay Chandler, a spokesman for the city of Asheville’s Water Resources Department, said at a briefing Monday that water tests “were all …

Hurricane Helene caused big losses for North Carolina's fall tourism industry
2 months ago

Hurricane Helene caused big losses for North Carolina's fall tourism industry

NPR  

Hurricane Helene caused big losses for North Carolina's fall tourism industry Tourists stayed away from western North Carolina this year after Helene swept through the area, and towns that depend on leaf lookers are bracing for big losses. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Western North Carolina continues to struggle after being hit by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. Compounding the losses is …

North Carolina lawmakers convene again to address Hurricane Helene's billions in damages
2 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina lawmakers convene again to address Hurricane Helene's billions in damages

The Independent  

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Hurricane Helene: $53bn in damages, but relief bill falls short
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene: $53bn in damages, but relief bill falls short

Al Jazeera  

Hurricane Helene has caused significant damage in North Carolina, with an estimated $53bn in damages and recovery needs. The state's lawmakers have passed almost $900m in disaster relief, but they say that is only a preliminary figure as the final bill is still being calculated. The state's previous record for storm damage was $17bn from Hurricane Florence, which struck eastern …

Nearly 90 people in North Carolina are still missing weeks after devastating Hurricane Helene
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly 90 people in North Carolina are still missing weeks after devastating Hurricane Helene

The Independent  

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No Hurricane Will Make Rich People Leave Florida
55 years ago

No Hurricane Will Make Rich People Leave Florida

Slate  

It has been two weeks since the Tampa Bay area experienced what the Tampa Bay Times called its “worst hurricane in a century,” when Hurricane Helene made landfall up the Florida coast. The factors pushing landlords toward a richer slice of the market included “high costs, inadequate or difficult access to recovery resources, and strong market incentives to redevelop existing …

Florida twice as likely to be hit by hurricanes like Helene thanks to climate crisis
3 months ago

Florida twice as likely to be hit by hurricanes like Helene thanks to climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists also found that Hurricane Helene’s wind speeds were 11 per cent stronger and its rainfall totals were 10 …

How Helene and Milton were supercharged by climate change : Consider This from NPR
3 months ago

How Helene and Milton were supercharged by climate change : Consider This from NPR

NPR  

How Helene and Milton were supercharged by climate change Enlarge this image toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP Julio Cortez/AP As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida's central west coast, residents are preparing for the worst. Like Hurricane Helene, which slammed into Florida and the Southeastern United States nearly two weeks ago, Milton is predicted to bring with it massive storm surges, destructive winds, …

Moment Florida meteorologist breaks down live on air while reporting on Hurricane Milton
3 months ago

Moment Florida meteorologist breaks down live on air while reporting on Hurricane Milton

The Independent  

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Death Toll From Hurricane Helene Rises To 227 As Grim Task Of Recovering Bodies Continues
3 months ago

Death Toll From Hurricane Helene Rises To 227 As Grim Task Of Recovering Bodies Continues

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING FRANKFORT, Ky. — The death toll from Hurricane Helene inched up to 227 on Saturday as the grim task of recovering bodies continued more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the Southeast and killed people in six states. Debris left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is cleared Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Del Rio, …

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states
3 months ago

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states

Daily Mail  

Hurricane Helene, which tore through the southeastern United States and took more than 185 lives, may also effect this year's presidential election. Hurricane Helene, which tore through North Carolina and Georgia and took more than 185 lives, may effect this year's presidential election It particularly devastated heavily Republican areas of the two states, giving Vice President Kamala Harris a potential …

Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn’t have to die
3 months ago

Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn’t have to die

LA Times  

Aiden Bowles was stubborn, so even as Florida officials told residents of the barrier island north of St. Petersburg that Hurricane Helene’s storm surge could be deadly, the retired restaurant owner stayed put. “Even if you wanted to leave, there was no getting out.” While the property damage was mostly unavoidable, there didn’t have to be death — the National …

Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn't have to die
3 months ago

Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn't have to die

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Traumatized hurricane survivors are found standing in chest-deep water inside North Carolina home
3 months, 1 week ago

Traumatized hurricane survivors are found standing in chest-deep water inside North Carolina home

Daily Mail  

Distressing footage shows a group of Hurricane Helene survivors standing chest-deep in water inside a trashed house while awaiting rescue. The grim tally was pushed up after officials in Georgia and North Carolina updated their figures, making Helene the deadliest storm since Hurricane Katrina battered Louisiana in 2005. Cars sit submerged in a flooded area at a used tire dealer …

Hurricane Helene death toll passes 200 across the six states most devastated by the storm
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene death toll passes 200 across the six states most devastated by the storm

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death toll from Hurricane Helene has exceeded 200 across six states, as clean-up and …

Hurricane Helene is deadliest storm since Katrina as fatalities reach 182
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene is deadliest storm since Katrina as fatalities reach 182

The Independent  

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Father travels 30 miles after Hurricane Helene to walk daughter down the aisle
3 months, 1 week ago

Father travels 30 miles after Hurricane Helene to walk daughter down the aisle

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Family members post desperate Facebook messages as hundreds remain missing from Helene
3 months, 1 week ago

Family members post desperate Facebook messages as hundreds remain missing from Helene

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Hurricane Helene's victims include first responders who died helping others
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene's victims include first responders who died helping others

The Independent  

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Hurricane Helene Is Already “Apocalyptic.” It’s Going to Get Worse.
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene Is Already “Apocalyptic.” It’s Going to Get Worse.

Slate  

We haven’t seen a disaster like this in years. Those stuck in the “apocalyptic” scenes in Asheville, North Carolina, may not have clean water readily available for weeks, a grim outcome for a noncoastal city once recognized as a “climate haven.” Here’s what we know about why Hurricane Helene’s damage was so extensive, what conditions are like on the ground, …

Search Crews With Cadaver Dogs Wade Through Muck Of Communities ‘Wiped Off The Map’ By Helene
3 months, 1 week ago

Search Crews With Cadaver Dogs Wade Through Muck Of Communities ‘Wiped Off The Map’ By Helene

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SWANNANOA, N.C. — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for more victims of Hurricane Helene days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast. “Communities were wiped off the map,” North Carolina’s governor, Roy Cooper, said at a …

Moment Hurricane Helene floods swept away missing middle school teacher's home with her inside, as death toll surges
3 months, 1 week ago

Moment Hurricane Helene floods swept away missing middle school teacher's home with her inside, as death toll surges

Daily Mail  

A North Carolina middle school teacher's home was snapped being swept away with her inside during the Hurricane Helene chaos which has killed at least 130. Residents who have been separated from the center of town by a washed-out road, discuss their experiences in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina Ron Grindstaff, …

Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130
3 months, 1 week ago

Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130

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Hurricane Helene death toll rises to over 120 across six south-eastern US states
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene death toll rises to over 120 across six south-eastern US states

ABC  

A clearer picture of the damage caused by Hurricane Helene is emerging, with the current death toll estimated at 121 across six south-eastern US states. North Carolina's governor, Roy Cooper, predicted the toll in his state would rise as rescuers and other emergency workers continue to reach areas isolated by collapsed roads, failing infrastructure and widespread flooding. Federal Emergency Management …

It's still unknown how bad things are after Helene tore through western North Carolina
3 months, 1 week ago

It's still unknown how bad things are after Helene tore through western North Carolina

NPR  

It's still unknown how bad things are after Helene tore through western North Carolina Residents in Asheville, N.C., got their first supplies of water Monday, days after the remnants of Hurricane Helene blitzed the mountainous region with rain, wind and floods that killed dozens. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: In western North Carolina officials, rescue workers, and even people who live there …

Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
3 months, 1 week ago

Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

Hindustan Times  

By Jonathan Allen and Andrew Hay Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} -North Carolina was a "post-apocalyptic" landscape on Monday in the wake of Helene, with hundreds of people still cut off from communications and unaccounted for amid flooded roads and a lack of basic services. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Throughout …

Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 125
3 months, 1 week ago

Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 125

Hindustan Times  

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S. history. Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 125 {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} A crisis …

Hurricane Helene Ground Zero as death toll surges past 100
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene Ground Zero as death toll surges past 100

Daily Mail  

About one-third of confirmed deaths caused by Hurricane Helene are from a single North Carolina region, it has been revealed. Thirty people have been confirmed dead in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, as rescue and recovery operations are ongoing, Sheriff Quentin Miller said on Sunday. Search and rescue teams from 19 states and the US government have converged on North …

Supplies Arrive By Plane And Mule To North Carolina As Helene Death Toll Tops 100
3 months, 1 week ago

Supplies Arrive By Plane And Mule To North Carolina As Helene Death Toll Tops 100

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Desperate residents isolated by washed-out roads and the lack of power and cellular service in western North Carolina lined up Monday for fresh water and a chance to message loved ones that they were alive, days after Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeastern U.S. and killed more than 100 people. President Joe Biden said …

Hurricane Helene Ground Zero: Inside Asheville where one third of storm deaths occurred in an 'unprecedented tragedy' as total toll surges past 100
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene Ground Zero: Inside Asheville where one third of storm deaths occurred in an 'unprecedented tragedy' as total toll surges past 100

Daily Mail  

About one-third of confirmed deaths caused by Hurricane Helene are from a single North Carolina region, it has been revealed. A handout photo made available by the North Carolina Division of Aviation showing flood damage caused by the storm that started as Hurricane Helene in Asheville, North Carolina, USA, September 29, 2024 Relief efforts continue in Asheville area where a …

Hurricane Helene death toll rockets amid fears more bodies will be discovered as Southwestern states begin massive cleanup
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene death toll rockets amid fears more bodies will be discovered as Southwestern states begin massive cleanup

Daily Mail  

States across the Southeastern U.S. started a massive cleanup and recovery effort on Sunday after winds, rain and storm surges from Hurricane Helene knocked out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges, and caused catastrophic flooding. The North Carolina mountain town of Asheville has faced a massive amount of destruction following the storm Relief efforts continue in Asheville area where …

Supplies arrive by plane and mule to North Carolina as Helene death toll tops 100
3 months, 1 week ago

Supplies arrive by plane and mule to North Carolina as Helene death toll tops 100

LA Times  

A Pamlico County rescue team drives down a road where chain saws were used to clear a path through a pile of fallen trees near Chimney Rock, N.C. A woman cradled her child while people around her gathered on a hillside where they found cellphone service, many sending a simple text: “I’m OK.” Several main routes into Asheville were washed …

Tropical Weather Latest: US Southeast struggles to recover in Hurricane Helene's aftermath
3 months, 1 week ago

Tropical Weather Latest: US Southeast struggles to recover in Hurricane Helene's aftermath

The Independent  

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Apocalyptic chaos strikes the South as millions are left without power after Hurricane Helene
3 months, 1 week ago

Apocalyptic chaos strikes the South as millions are left without power after Hurricane Helene

Daily Mail  

Apocalyptic chaos has struck down in the South as millions are left without power as desperate families line up at gas stations and roving mobs steal generators. The power outages have sparked scenes of chaos, with desperate families lining up outside gas stations and reports emerging of roving mobs stealing generators The southeastern United States has been plunged into crisis …

How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South
3 months, 1 week ago

How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South

The Independent  

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At least 64 dead after Helene's deadly march across the Southeast
3 months, 1 week ago

At least 64 dead after Helene's deadly march across the Southeast

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Tropical Weather Latest: Millions still without power from Helene as flooding continues
3 months, 1 week ago

Tropical Weather Latest: Millions still without power from Helene as flooding continues

The Independent  

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Hurricane Helene Leaves Dozens Dead, Millions Without Power After March Across Southeast
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene Leaves Dozens Dead, Millions Without Power After March Across Southeast

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PERRY, Fla. — Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday, as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. Southeast and left millions without power. Stephen Smith via AP An airboat transports residents rescued from floodwaters in the aftermath …

At least 43 dead as Hurricane Helene's fury consumes southeastern US
3 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 43 dead as Hurricane Helene's fury consumes southeastern US

Hindustan Times  

Tropical Depression Helene brought life-threatening flooding on Friday to wide sections of the U.S. Southeast, where at least 43 people have been killed by a storm that swamped neighborhoods, triggered mudslides, threatened dams and left more than 3.5 million homes and businesses without power. By early Friday afternoon, the storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression with maximum sustained …

At least 52 dead and millions without power after Helene crosses southeastern U.S.
3 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 52 dead and millions without power after Helene crosses southeastern U.S.

LA Times  

Massive rains from the powerful storm Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday — as the cleanup began from the tempest that killed at least 52 people, caused widespread destruction across the Southeast and left millions without power. Although there have been deaths in the county, Emergency Services Director Van Taylor Jones said Saturday that he wasn’t …

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins

NPR  

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Rescue teams across the southeastern U.S. and southern Appalachia scrambled to respond to the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, as more than 2.6 million homes and businesses were without any power Saturday amid a continued threat of floods. Western North Carolina city waits …

What to know about Hurricane Helene and widespread flooding the storm left across the Southeast US
3 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know about Hurricane Helene and widespread flooding the storm left across the Southeast US

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Hurricane Helene roars ashore in Florida
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene roars ashore in Florida

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Hurricane Helene upgrades to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm: State of emergency in Florida, Georgia and more
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene upgrades to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm: State of emergency in Florida, Georgia and more

Hindustan Times  

Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening a “catastrophic” storm surge in northwestern parts of the state as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S., forecasters said. Helene strengthens to a Category 4 hurricane Helene strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 …

Rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 40 in 4 states
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 40 in 4 states

LA Times  

Officer Nate Martir, from left, Capt. Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the entire southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 40 people in four states, snapping trees like twigs, tearing apart homes and sending rescue crews on desperate missions to save people from floodwaters. “It took me a long time to breathe,” Laurie Lilliott …

Hurricane Helene tears apart Florida’s Big Bend region
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene tears apart Florida’s Big Bend region

Salon  

Hurricane Helene tore through Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, leaving behind a trail of devastation after the Category 4 hurricane made landfall Thursday night in the rural Big Bend in Florida, the Associated Press reported. Dramatic footage shows the astonishing force of Hurricane Helene's storm surge, with entire homes floating away in Steinhatchee, Florida. When the storm first arrived in …

Hurricane Helene weakens to tropical storm after leaving dozens dead in trail of destruction across four US states
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene weakens to tropical storm after leaving dozens dead in trail of destruction across four US states

ABC  

Hurricane Helene has roared through Florida and into Georgia as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the United States, killing at least 33 people, swamping neighbourhoods and leaving more than 4 million homes and businesses without power. Helene made landfall as a category four storm at about 11:10pm on Thursday night, local time, and left a chaotic …

A weakened Helene brings 'catastrophic' flooding as it crosses southern Appalachians
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A weakened Helene brings 'catastrophic' flooding as it crosses southern Appalachians

NPR  

A weakened Helene brings 'catastrophic' flooding as it crosses southern Appalachians toggle caption Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Helene weakened to a post-tropical cyclone on Friday evening but continued to unleash “catastrophic” flooding in the southeastern U.S. and southern Appalachians, forecasters said. Sponsor Message Preliminary post-landfall modeling showed the storm surge reached 15 feet above ground level in the Big Bend area …

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