Hurricane Helene, which struck on Friday, claimed the lives of at least 43 people in four states and devastated much of Florida and the Southeast. Rescue workers had to go on desperate rescue missions to save people from floodwaters, and trees were snapped like twigs. Dozens of people are still trapped in buildings that the Category 4 hurricane damaged, according to Brian Kemp. The rural Big Bend region of Florida, which is home to fishing villages and getaways where Florida’s Panhandle and peninsula meet, was not heavily populated when the storm made landfall late on Thursday. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were recorded at 225 kph (140 mph).But the destruction extended hundreds of miles north, with flooding even reaching North Carolina, where a lake used in the “Dirty Dancing” movie overtopped a dam. There was no power in several hospitals in southern Georgia, and one hospital in Tennessee was closed. As the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency made his way to the region, President Biden expressed his prayers for the survivors. Over 1,500 workers had been deployed by the organization by late morning, and they had helped with 400 rescues.There were parts of Tampa that were only accessible by boat. There may be sharp objects, sewage, live wires, and debris in the water, other local authorities warned.
