At least 102 people have died across six states and millions without power and communications since Helene devastated the Southeast

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Important Takeaways:

  • Helene’s path of destruction stretched more than 500 miles, from coastal Florida to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
  • Short on supplies, power and patience, storm victims who saw the brutal force of Helene upend their lives have emerged to a new week, facing the daunting challenge of rebuilding.
  • Some of the roads and bridges they need to do the job aren’t there anymore.
  • Electricity could be a week away or longer.
  • Emergency services are stretched.
  • Communications infrastructure is in shreds.
  • North Carolina suffered the highest death toll, at least 42 so far
  • At least 25 storm victims also perished in South Carolina, 17 in Georgia, 11 in Florida, four in Tennessee and two in Virginia.
  • More than 2 million customers remain without power
  • Officials in Buncombe County, North Carolina – where at least 30 people have died – have received about 600 missing persons reports through an online form

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