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according to reports from cnn and other media on the 29th, hurricane helene has caused at least 93 deaths in 6 states in the united states since it landed in florida late on the 26th local time. there are still millions of users in the eastern united states. in a power outage.

deaths were reported in south carolina, georgia, florida, north carolina, virginia and tennessee, according to affected states. among them, at least 36 people have died in north carolina, at least 25 people have died in south carolina, at least 17 people have died in georgia, at least 11 people have died in florida, and at least 2 people have died each in virginia and tennessee.

avril pinder, the mayor of buncombe county, north carolina, said on the 29th local time that the county had received about 600 missing persons reports. the u.s. department of transportation stated on the same day that approximately 300 roads were closed in north carolina and another 150 roads were closed in south carolina.

data from the u.s. power supply tracking website poweroutage.us shows that the residual impact of "helena" continues to cause power outages in many states in the eastern united states. as of the 29th local time, more than 2 million households were still experiencing power outages. a spokesman for the u.s. department of energy said on the 29th that there is currently no estimated timetable for restoring power supply. large-scale flooding and debris have hindered access to damaged infrastructure for maintenance.

according to preliminary calculations by meteorologist porter of accuweather, a private weather forecasting service company in the united states, the damage caused by "helena" is estimated to be between us$95 billion and us$110 billion, which may make this storm the costliest in modern american history. one of the storms.

according to data released by the u.s. national hurricane center, helene reached a category 4 hurricane (equivalent to a super typhoon) when it made landfall in the big bend area of ​​florida. the wind speed at the center of the storm was as high as 225 kilometers per hour, which was the highest on record. the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in the big bend area.

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