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Photos show flooding and destruction as Hurricane Helene slams Florida, leaving over 2 million homes and businesses without power
Photos show flooding and destruction as Hurricane Helene slams Florida, leaving over 2 million homes and businesses without power
Lian Kit WeeSep 27, 2024, 17:21 IST
<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Hurricane Helene hit Florida as a Category 4 storm on Thursday, causing severe flooding, power outages, and widespread damage across multiple states.Stephen M. Dowell/Getty Images</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Hurricane Helene hit Florida's Big Bend as a powerful Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds.</li><li>At least 1.2 million homes in Florida lost power during the storm, which has weakened to a Category 1 storm.</li></ul><p>Hurricane Helene barreled into Florida's Big Bend region on Thursday as a powerful Category 4 storm.</p><p>These photos show the affected areas as people evacuated flooded streets and sought shelter.</p><p>The storm weakened to a Category One on Friday but continued to sweep its way across Georgia, NBC News <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/live-blog/hurricane-helene-live-updates-rcna172799">reported</a>.</p>
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Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane.
A vessel capsized along a beach in St. Petersburg, FloridaJoe Raedle/Getty Images
Florida residents were urged to shelter in place as Hurricane Helene approached.
A family from Wakulla, Florida, inside a hurricane evacuation shelter at a local middle school, as Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall in Leon County, Florida today.Gerald Herbert/Associated Press
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Hurricane Helene’s powerful storm surge flooded streets in coastal areas like St. Pete Beach. At least one hurricane-related death was reported in Florida.
Vehicles drive along a flooded road as Hurricane Helene makes landfall in St. Pete Beach, Florida.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Over a million homes and businesses were left without power in Florida.
A store owner in Tarpon Springs, Florida, fortifying a window with plywood in preparation for Hurricane HeleneJoe Raedle/Getty Images
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Emergency services will step up to restore power and render emergency support once it is safe, DeSantis said.
An empty road in St. Pete Beach, Florida, on Thursday.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The storm swept across Georgia on Friday night, with two hurricane-related deaths reported.
A gas station employee in Georgia wraps fuel pumps in preparation for of Hurricane HeleneMike Stewart/Associated Press