At least 33 people died in the eastern United States after the arrival of Hurricane Helene, downgraded this Friday, September 27, 2024 to a tropical storm. The last report dates back to Friday evening.
Helene made landfall Thursday evening as a hurricane in Florida. The Big Bend Coast, in the north of the state, was on the front line, particularly its main city, Tallahassee, with around 200,000 inhabitants.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis first reported the death of a person after a sign fell on a highway on the coast. Seven other people died in the state.
The other deaths occurred in South Carolina and Georgia, with Helene continuing north after arriving through Florida and losing power as she went.
A particularly heavy toll in South Carolina and Georgia
In Charlotte (South Carolina), a person died after a tree fell on their home, the city’s firefighters announced. In this state, at least 14 people died.
In Georgia, a woman and a man were killed when their trailer was swept away by a tornado. At least nine other people have died in the state, its governor, Brian Kemp, said late Friday afternoon.
Helene brought violent winds to these different states, which caused falling trees, but also torrential rains, responsible for floods and floods.
Millions of homes were without electricity on Friday. As of mid-morning, 1.4 million customers were without power in South Carolina, 1.1 million in Florida, one million in Georgia and 600,000 in North Carolina, according to the poweroutage.us website.
The latest assessment is provisional and may increase overnight.
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