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china news service, september 29 (xinhua) according to comprehensive foreign media reports, on the 28th local time, hurricane helene swept across a large area of ​​the southeastern united states, causing at least 64 deaths, billions of dollars in economic losses, and more than 2 million users being disconnected. without electricity, some people still face the threat of flooding.

u.s. president biden declared a state of emergency in tennessee on the 27th. previously, florida, south carolina, north carolina, virginia and other states had already declared a state of emergency.

helene has killed 64 people

more than 20 rivers face severe flood threat

according to comprehensive us media reports, hurricane helene made landfall in florida, usa late at night on the 26th local time, and then quickly swept through georgia, north carolina, south carolina and tennessee. with wind speeds of up to 225 kilometers per hour at the center of the storm, it is one of the hurricanes that has caused significant damage to the united states in recent years.

georgia governor brian kemp said on the 28th that many houses were destroyed, highways were covered with rubble, and the hurricane "looked like a bomb exploded." after the hurricane weakened, heavy rains continued in north carolina, south carolina and tennessee, causing rivers to overflow and dams to collapse.