The death toll from hurricane “Helen“ in the southeastern US states of Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, it reached 30 people according to the calculations of the Associated Press, dariknews.bg reported.
The disaster left a trail of devastation in Florida and along the U.S. Southeast coast, uprooting trees, sweeping away homes and prompting the mobilization of emergency services to rescue those stranded by incoming waters.
The disaster left a trail of devastation in Florida and along the U.S. Southeast coast, uprooting trees, sweeping away homes and prompting the mobilization of emergency services to rescue those stranded by incoming waters.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said at a press conference that dozens of people were still trapped in their homes after being hit by the Category 4 hurricane. Wind gusts reached 225 km/h when “Helen“ hit Florida.
Several hospitals in southern Georgia are without power, one in the neighboring state of Tennessee is also closed.
The authorities are “having difficulty reaching some places”, so crews with chainsaws are “working to clear the roads”, Kemp said at the press conference.