Images from this Monday (30) showed destroyed houses, roads and bridges in the communities of Bat Cave and Mill Spring, in North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene hit the United States.
Communications services have been affected and millions of people have been left without power, while hundreds of roads remain closed.
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Cellular service remains troubled in large areas such as Ohio, North and South Carolina, and Florida. About 2.1 million homes and businesses were without power on Monday morning, according to the website Poweroutage.us.
Helene reached the Gulf coast of Florida on Thursday night (26), causing days of heavy rain. As it moved north, the hurricane destroyed roads, neighborhoods and left communities without water and basic necessities.
At least 128 people have died in six states (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia) and authorities fear the death toll will rise. Many people remain missing.
Damage estimates range from US$15 billion (approximately R$81.7 billion) to more than US$100 billion (approximately R$544.8 billion), according to information from insurers and meteorologists over the weekend. , as water systems, communications and critical transportation routes were damaged or destroyed.
This content was originally published in Video shows trail of destruction from Hurricane Helene in the USA; see the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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