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hurricane helene made landfall in florida in the southern united states late at night on the 26th local time and quickly moved north. as of the afternoon of the 29th, it had caused at least 90 deaths in the united states. at least 2.4 million users were still without power, and a large number of people were trapped.

it is reported that the damage caused by this storm may exceed 100 billion us dollars.

it has killed at least 90 people in the united states

many states enter a state of emergency

according to cctv news, statistics obtained by cctv reporters from various sources show that as of 17:00 eastern time on the 29th,hurricane helene has killed at least 90 people in the united states. at least 36 people have died in north carolina, at least 24 in south carolina, at least 17 in georgia, at least 11 in florida, and two deaths were reported in virginia.

according to data from the u.s. power tracking website poweroutage.us, as of 17:00 eastern time on the 29th,about 2.4 million customers in the southeastern u.s. remain without power。

a spokesman for the u.s. department of energy said on the 29th that it is currently impossible to estimate the specific time for restoring power supply. large-scale flooding and debris have hindered workers from repairing damaged infrastructure.

north carolina governor roy cooper said on the same day that the impact of hurricane helene on the state was catastrophic. all roads in the western end of the state will take months to repair, and food and water are being flown to the affected areas.

according to the u.s. federal emergency management agency, hurricane helene damaged north carolina's water systems, communications and key transportation routes. the agency is sending more search and rescue teams to north carolina to assist, and the army corps of engineers will be dispatched on 29 assessing damage to the state's water systems will begin on sunday to help restore normalcy.

on september 29, local time, us president biden issued a statement declaring a state of emergency in the us state of virginia and ordering federal assistance to deal with the impact of hurricane helene on the state starting on september 25.

biden authorized the department of homeland security and the federal emergency management agency (fema) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to mitigate the impact of emergencies on local residents and provide appropriate assistance for needed emergency measures.

previously, in response to the impact of "heleni" on various states, us president biden declared a state of emergency in alabama, north carolina, georgia and other states on the 26th.

loss may exceed 100 billion us dollars

'i've never seen so many people homeless'

according to xinhua news agency, "heleni" made landfall in the big bend area of ​​rural florida as a category 4 hurricane. the storm's center wind speed reached 225 kilometers per hour, destroying many local residences. janalia england, a resident of the riverside town of stanhatch, said: "i've never seen so many people homeless. ” she uses the fish market she runs as a donation point for disaster relief.

helene quickly moved from florida to georgia, and then north to south carolina, north carolina and tennessee. although the wind gradually weakened, it still caused heavy rain, floods and landslides, threatening the lives and property safety of residents along the way.

in georgia, governor brian kemp took a flight on the 28th to inspect the disaster on the ground and saw nothing but chaos. "it looks like it was blown up by a bomb," he said. atlanta, the state capital, received 282.4 millimeters of rain in 48 hours.this is the highest two-day rainfall since the city’s relevant records began in 1878.。

landslides and flooding have forced the closure of roads such as interstate 40, leaving parts of western north carolina cut off. according to the associated press, 600 millimeters of rain fell in spruce pine, a residential area near mount mitchell in north carolina, from the 24th to the 28th. local resident rebecca newton told the media: "spruce pine is gone, there is nothing to see except the roof above the water."

the national weather service issued a flash flood warning overnight for an area of ​​100,000 people in eastern tennessee, reminding people to move to higher ground. local officials said that the nolichaki dam in green county was at risk of bursting on the 28th.

moody's analytics estimates that the property damage caused by "heleni" may be between us$15 billion and us$26 billion. according to preliminary estimates by accurate weather forecast, the total economic losses caused by helene to the united states will be between us$95 billion and us$110 billion.

after the hurricane left florida, post-disaster cleanup work was launched in some areas of the state on the 28th. the pinellas county police in florida confirmed that 9 of the 11 local victims were local residents, and they all drowned at home. the county was in a mandatory evacuation zone, but some residents failed to heed orders to evacuate in time.

helene is the eighth named storm in this year's atlantic hurricane season, which began on june 1. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration previously predicted that hurricane activity would be above normal this season as atlantic ocean temperatures rise to record levels.