The death toll from Hurricane Helen, which has wreaked havoc across parts of the eastern and southeastern US since Thursday, grew even heavier on Sunday, with at least 91 dead, according to authorities, who are continuing to search for victims. In North Carolina, the hardest-hit state, the death toll now stands at 37 — up from 10 previously reported — 30 of whom died in just one county, Buncombe. At least 25 others were missing in South Carolina, 17 in Georgia, 11 in Florida and 1 in Virginia, according to an AFP tally based on reports from local authorities. Hurricane Helen made landfall in northwest Florida on Thursday night as a Category 4 on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale with sustained winds of up to 145 miles per hour. Then it moved northward, gradually weakening, but leaving […]
Source: News Beast
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