{"id":108784,"date":"2024-09-30T17:18:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T10:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108784"},"modified":"2024-09-30T17:18:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T10:18:09","slug":"hurricane-helene-leaves-millions-without-power-dw-09-29-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108784","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Helene leaves millions without power \u2013 DW \u2013 09\/29\/2024"},"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>Some <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/deadly-tropical-storm-helene-triggers-floods-power-outages\/a-70339954\">2.7 million people were without power<\/a> as of Sunday, US officials said, and hundreds of thousands were stranded or isolated across southeastern US due to rainfall and flooding triggered by Hurricane Helene.<\/p>\n<p>The storm <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/tropical-storm-helene-grows-into-hurricane-nears-florida\/a-70324822\">hit the Florida coast on Thursday<\/a>, bringing winds of up to 225 kilometers per hour (140 mph). It then moved through Georgia, North and South Carolina and Tennessee to dissipate over Kentucky on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said at least 91\u00a0people had been reported dead across states, and the death toll was expected to rise.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"70351543\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/70351543_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"A hospital surrounded by floodwater in Tennesee\" style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; max-height: 0;\"\/><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Rescuers used a helicopter to rescue patients and doctors from a hospital in the town of Erwin, Tennessee<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Tennessee Emergency Management Agency\/AP\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Roads &#8216;unpassable&#8217; in North Carolina<\/h2>\n<p>In North Carolina, the storm triggered <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/extreme-weather\/t-19020379\">the worst\u00a0flooding in a century<\/a>. Governor Roy Cooper said his state has 11 confirmed deaths but &#8220;we know there will be more.&#8221; Nearly 300 roads remained closed. Several bridges were washed away by flooding.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper urged people in western North Carolina to avoid travel and keep roads empty for emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many people are cut off because the roads are impassable,&#8221; he told reporters at a press conference.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"70357803\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/70357803_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"A parking lot in North Carolina with only tops of the cars visible above muddy water\" style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; max-height: 0;\"\/><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Rescuers were distributing aid to survivors near the city of Asheville, North Carolina<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Getty Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The North Carolina governor also said members of the National Guard and dozens of search and rescue teams were air dropping supplies, including food and water, to isolated areas.<\/p>\n<p>More than 50 search teams were working throughout the region.<\/p>\n<p><span data-slot-id=\"Article_InContent-1\" class=\"rich-text-ad\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Hurricane causes billions in damages<\/h2>\n<p>While inspecting her destroyed house in Florida, survivor Charlene told the Reuters news agency that the devastation &#8220;just breaks your heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Five generations lived in this house, from my grandmother, my father, myself, my daughter, son and my granddaughter,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So there&#8217;s a lot of memories here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"70357673\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/70357673_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"Several buidlings standing in a mostly destroyed neighborhood in Florida\" style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; max-height: 0;\"\/><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">The Florida coast was first to be impacted by the hurricane<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Marco Bello\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Damage estimates ranged from $15 billion to $100 billion (\u20ac13.4 billion to \u20ac89.5 billion). Many communities were left without access to clean water.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"placeholder-image master_landscape big\"><img data-format=\"MASTER_LANDSCAPE\" data-id=\"70357781\" data-url=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/70357781_${formatId}.jpg\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" alt=\"US Coast Guard personnel use boats for search and rescue in Florida\" style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; max-height: 0;\"\/><figcaption class=\"img-caption\">Hundreds of rescuers were still looking for survivors in different parts of the US<small class=\"copyright\">Image: Nicholas Strasburg\/UsCoast\/ZUMA Press Wire\/IMAGO<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>US President Joe Biden described the devastation as &#8220;overwhelming&#8221; and approved a declaration which makes federal relief funding available. He announced plans to visit\u00a0hard-hit areas this week as long as it did not disrupt rescue and aid operations.<\/p>\n<p>Biden pledged to &#8220;make certain that no resource is spared to ensure that families, businesses, schools, hospitals, and entire communities can quickly begin their road to rebuilding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, who are rivals in the upcoming <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-presidential-election-2024\/t-65733013\">general elections<\/a> this November, both announced plans to visit once the situation was under control.<\/p>\n<p>dj\/wd (Reuters, AP, AFP)<\/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.dw.com\/en\/us-hurricane-helene-leaves-millions-without-power\/a-70357862\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 2.7 million people were without power as of Sunday, US officials said, and hundreds of thousands were stranded or isolated across southeastern US due to rainfall and flooding triggered &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108784\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108784\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}