{"id":43426,"date":"2024-09-28T04:50:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T04:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/destruction-caused-by-hurricane-helene\/"},"modified":"2024-09-28T04:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T04:50:06","slug":"destruction-caused-by-hurricane-helene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/destruction-caused-by-hurricane-helene\/","title":{"rendered":"Destruction caused by Hurricane Helene"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Hurricane Helene is one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States with wind gust speeds of 140 mph (225 km\/h). <\/p>\n

The storm made landfall in Florida as a category four hurricane but was downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved more inland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Across the region many would wake to find damage from flooding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The main street of Tarpon Springs in Florida was flooded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In Peachtree Creek some residents took to boats to navigate the flood water while another set about cleaning up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This mobile home in the the Harbor Lights Club has been badly damaged by the storm and many power lines are down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As the flood water receded in Cedar Key in Florida it left behind damaged or destroyed buildings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An oak tree fell on a home in Anderson, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Emergency teams, like these Marine deputies, were on hand to rescue those who required assistance.<\/p>\n

Below an airboat transports residents rescued from flood waters due to storm surge in Crystal River.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Off the coast a man and his dog were rescued by the US Coast Guard, while in St Petersburg a capsized boat washed ashore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Even before its arrival, the storm had caused power outages for more than 1 million people and severe flooding in several areas.<\/p>\n

Trucks belonging to Duke Energy were pictured in line waiting to repair damage once the Hurricane has passed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ahead of the Hurricane many residents moved to shelters like this one at a school in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Joe Biden and state authorities had urged people to heed official evacuation warnings before Helene hit, though some chose to stay in their homes to wait out the storm.<\/p>\n

People boarded up windows and prepared their property as best they could.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Those who chose to stay stocked up with food to wait out the storm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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