Terrible storm “Helen” killed 44 people in America + video – Mehr News Agency | RCO News Agency

According to the report of Mehr news agency, quoted by Sputnik, the damages caused by the arrival of hurricane “Helen” in the United States continue since Thursday night, and the number of victims has reached at least 44 people.

The wind speed of Hurricane “Helen” reached 225 km/h before subsiding and was accompanied by scattered gusts. The victims were reported in the states of Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia. The storm has already entered Tennessee and the US National Hurricane Center has issued a flood warning for the region.

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According to local media, at least three million people were left without power across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina, and power outages were also reported in Ohio and Indiana. In Atlanta, 28.4 cm of rain was recorded in two days, which is the highest amount since the record of rainfall in this city.

Hurricane Helen also affected parts of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and caused power outages in about 200,000 homes and businesses in Cuba. US President Joe Biden approved the allocation of emergency aid to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina.