At least 20 people died after Hurricane Helene slammed into the south-eastern United States as a dangerous Category 4 storm, before later weakening to a tropical depression by Friday afternoon. The deaths were reported in US media across the states of Georgia,

Hurricanes are growing more rapidly in part because of climate change and shifts in the atmosphere and oceans, scientists say.

The death toll from Hurricane Helene has reached at least 30 across four states.

Emergency crews are racing to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after the massive storm hit Florida as a Category 4 hurricane.

Hurricane Helene is still causing historic flooding in parts of the southeastern U.S., and at least 40 people in four states have died.

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Helene has reportedly killed at least 10 people and inflicted more than 4m power outages across the south-eastern US after crashing ashore in north-western Florida late on Thursday as a potent category 4 hurricane,

Emergency crews rushed Friday to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane in Florida, generating a massive storm surge and knocking out power to millions of customers in several states.