Millions of Americans in the Southeast and Eastern United States remain without power due to Hurricane Helena, the most powerful hurricane since 1958.
On the sixth day after the arrival of Hurricane Helena, one and a half million consumers are still without electricity in the United States. These data are published by the specialized American portal PowerOutage. It reports that four states are without power: Florida, Virginia, Georgia, North and South Carolina. The most serious consequences occurred in South Carolina (614 thousand consumers), Georgia (462 thousand) and North Carolina (371 thousand).
Affected Americans are left without power for three to five days. Hurricane Helena arrived on September 26 from the Gulf of Mexico and, leaving Florida, reached Virginia.
“Heavy rain caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helena capped three days of extreme rainfall that caused catastrophic flooding and unimaginable damage to our southern mountains and foothills. “It will take years to document the full extent of the impact, let alone recover from it.” – said the North Carolina State Climate Agency.
CNN reports that the death toll due to the hurricane and its aftermath has risen to at least 137.
