Hurricane Helene ஹெலின் சூறாவளியால் ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்காவின் தென் மாநிலங்களில் இதுவரை குறைந்த பட்சம் 95 பேர் வரை உயிரிழந்திருக்கக்கூடும் என தகவல்கள் வெளியாகியுள்ளன. சூறாவளி கோரதாண்வமாடிய 500 மைல்கள் நீளமான பிரதேசம் மிக மோசமான பாதிப்புக்களுக்குள்ளாகியுள்ளதுடன் இரண்டு மில்லியன் மக்கள் மின்சாரமின்றி தவித்துக்கொண்டிருப்பதாக தகவல்கள் வெளியாகியுள்ளன.
At least 95 people have died across six states and officials believe there could be more. So far, state and county officials said 36 people died in North Carolina, 25 in South Carolina, 17 in Georgia, 11 in Florida, four in Tennessee and two in Virginia. Hundreds have been reported missing, perhaps unable to leave their location or unable to contact family, with phone and internet service still spotty in some hard-hit communities.
A damaged 100-year-old home is seen after an Oak tree landed on it after Hurricane Helene moved through the area Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Valdosta, Ga.
Helene’s path of destruction stretched more than 500 miles, from coastal Florida to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Ravaged by the storm, the historic North Carolina mountain community of Asheville is now isolated as hundreds of roads in the Carolinas remain closed, hampering the delivery of badly-needed supplies — and making it difficult to get people out.
More than 2 million customers remain without power, according to PowerOutage.us. Power companies are dealing with damaged and blocked roads as they work to restore power to homes and businesses.