{"id":107728,"date":"2024-09-28T01:23:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T18:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107728"},"modified":"2024-09-28T01:23:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T18:23:06","slug":"hurricane-helene-ravages-the-southeast-killing-at-least-22-and-leaving-millions-without-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107728","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Helene ravages the Southeast, killing at least 22 and leaving millions without power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/weather\/live-blog\/storm-helene-live-updates-rcna172973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Helene<\/a> killed at least 22 people and left millions without power across the Southeast before weakening on its way north Friday morning, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Widespread damage was expected in Florida\u2019s Big Bend region, where Helene made landfall as a Category 4 shortly after 11 p.m. ET on Thursday. It was the strongest storm to ever strike the area, which connects Florida\u2019s panhandle and peninsula.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">By Friday morning, Floridians woke up to extensive damage from the devastating flooding, high-speed winds, and heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/weather\/live-blog\/storm-helene-live-updates-rcna172973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Follow along for live coverage<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Water levels in some parts of the region reached more than 15 ft. above ground level, the National Hurricane Center said, citing preliminary storm surge models.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In Perry, Florida, where officials urged residents who refused to evacuate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/weather\/live-blog\/hurricane-helene-live-updates-rcna172799\/rcrd56709?canonicalCard=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">write their information on their bodies<\/a> for identification, police chief Jamie Cruse braced himself for the storm\u2019s aftermath as first responders began rescue operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe\u2019re starting to get the first glimpse of what we actually have laying on the ground and what we\u2019re going to be dealing with,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/now\/video\/perry-police-chief-describes-helene-response-in-florida-220282437995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he told NBC News<\/a>. \u201cThe only regret I have at this moment is we weren\u2019t aggressive enough in the notification to tell people to evacuate the areas that were prone to flooding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI just hope that when we finally discover what we\u2019re dealing with that we don\u2019t have a big loss of life,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Officials in Clearwater, further south along Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast, also feared the worst after seeing overnight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1634183783980619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">footage <\/a>of first responders rescuing elderly locals in knee-deep flood water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe had some homes burn to the ground out on the island. There were some folks that we just couldn\u2019t get to because of high waters to rescue,\u201d Clearwater mayor Bruce Rector told NBC\u2019s \u201cTODAY\u201d show.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-atlanta-mn-1122-6dff93.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-atlanta-mn-1122-6dff93.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-atlanta-mn-1122-6dff93.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-atlanta-mn-1122-6dff93.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-atlanta-mn-1122-6dff93.jpg\" alt=\"People toss buckets of water out of a flooded home on Sept. 27, 2024 in Atlanta.\" height=\"1251\" width=\"1800\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">People toss buckets of water out of a flooded home Friday in Atlanta.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Megan Varner \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">The storm is blamed for at least 11 deaths in Georgia, including a first responder, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said at a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpb.org\/events\/news\/2024\/09\/27\/gema-hurricane-helene-briefing?fbclid=IwY2xjawFjtnpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW84OsEkxRJ1SyU0wsza80gZFOqg1zpAa6zG6tnHOctLg0GyaRF1nRCfvw_aem_R_jXP_h8Xs-VGQEqCf0xRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0news conference<\/a>. \u201cOne of our finest has lost his life trying to save others,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Five deaths were reported overnight in Pinellas County, Florida, officials said. The sheriff\u2019s office said two of the deaths appear to have been due to drowning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters that one person died in Dixie County after a tree fell on a home. Another fatality was reported after a road sign fell onto a car.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-st-petersburg-mn-1125-d523d2.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-st-petersburg-mn-1125-d523d2.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-st-petersburg-mn-1125-d523d2.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-st-petersburg-mn-1125-d523d2.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-st-petersburg-mn-1125-d523d2.jpg\" alt=\"Floodwaters in St. Petersburg, Fla. \" height=\"1200\" width=\"1800\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Thomas Chaves, left, and Vinny Almeida walk through floodwaters from Hurricane Helene in an attempt to reach Chaves&#8217;s mother&#8217;s house Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla. <\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Mike Carlson \/ AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">In North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper said there were two storm-related deaths. A 4-year-old child was killed in a car crash during heavy rain in Catawba County just after 8 a.m. ET, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Three other children who were in the cars were hospitalized: A 12-year-old with life-threatening injuries, a 2-year-old with life-threatening injuries, and a 4-year-old with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Another person died in Charlotte after a tree fell on the home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hurricane-felled trees caused two deaths in Anderson County, South Carolina, officials said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-florida-mn-1120-991d5a.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-florida-mn-1120-991d5a.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-florida-mn-1120-991d5a.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-florida-mn-1120-991d5a.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-florida-mn-1120-991d5a.jpg\" alt=\"Debris left by Hurricane Helene in Cedar Key, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2024.\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1800\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Debris left by Hurricane Helene in Cedar Key, Fla., on Friday.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo \/ AFP &#8211; Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Meanwhile, more than 4.3 million people are experiencing power outages in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poweroutage.us<\/a>, which tracks utility data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Florida Power &amp; Light Company said it restored power to at least 460,000 customers, which is more than 65% of the total number affected, as of 6 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A spokesperson said the company won\u2019t know how long it could take to restore power for the remaining 214,000 people still in the dark until crews can safely survey the damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Duke Energy Florida said nearly 198,000 customers had their power restored, while more than 402,000 were still experiencing outages. Workers will need to wait until the flooding recedes in some of the hardest-hit areas, but a full restoration was expected in days, Duke Energy spokesperson Ana Gibbs said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIt will not take weeks,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-georgia-mn-0945-6925a8.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-georgia-mn-0945-6925a8.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-georgia-mn-0945-6925a8.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-georgia-mn-0945-6925a8.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-09\/240927-helene-georgia-mn-0945-6925a8.jpg\" alt=\"Ronda Bell looks on after an Oak tree landed on her 100-year-old home after Hurricane Helene moved through, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Valdosta, Ga.\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Ronda Bell looks at an Oak tree that landed on her 100-year-old home  in Valdosta, Ga., on Friday.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Mike Stewart \/ AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Now a tropical storm, Helene is expected to bring damaging wind gusts and catastrophic flooding as it heads north across the Southeast, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/graphics_at4.shtml?key_messages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Hurricane Center<\/a>. The agency said people who live in the southern Appalachians should brace for possible long-term power outages.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A flash flood emergency is in effect for the Atlanta metropolitan area, officials said. Twelve million people are at risk for tropical tornadoes across the eastern Carolinas and southern Virginia, including the cities of Charleston, Wilmington, Charlotte, Raleigh and Norfolk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">At 11 a.m., the storm was 30 miles southwest of Bryson City, North Carolina, moving northward with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">President Joe Biden approved emergency declaration requests, allowing federal assistance to Georgia, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina, and ordered more than 1,500 federal personnel to be deployed to the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Federal Emergency Management Administrator Deanne Criswell is expected to travel to Florida to survey the damage and meet with state and local officials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/weather\/hurricane-helene-ravages-southeast-killing-least-22-leaving-millions-p-rcna173015\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Helene killed at least 22 people and left millions without power across the Southeast before weakening on its way north Friday morning, officials said. 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