Several people have lost their lives in the hurricane in the USA – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

– Mr. America is back! cheers Peyton before putting on swim goggles and finding the flag. For thousands of others in Florida and the surrounding states, Hurricane Helene is nothing to cheer about. So far, at least 30 people have lost their lives in accidents as a result of the hurricane and many houses and properties have suffered extensive damage. Several killed Among those killed is a four-year-old girl who died in a car accident in the town of Claremont. Extreme rainfall made conditions on the road very difficult. Two other children have life-threatening injuries after the accident. In Tampa, Florida, a person died when the car he was driving was hit by a falling sign. In Alamo, Georgia, two people were killed by a tornado. In Charlotte, North Carolina, an adult was killed when a tree fell on the house he lived in. Crews from the sheriff’s office in Lee County, Florida, are fighting the bodies of water that followed the hurricane. Photo: Lee County Sherris office / AP Very powerful Storm waves of up to six meters hit the coast of Florida with winds of up to 155 km/h. “Helene” is one of the most powerful storms in the Gulf of Mexico in several decades. When the storm now hits Georgia, it has been reduced in strength to a tropical storm. The governing authorities warn that the storm will continue with large amounts of rainfall over the states of Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. There is a great danger of landslides and landslides, for example in the Appalachian mountain range. A woman and her dogs are rescued from the flood in the Crystal River in Florida. Photo: Luis Santana / AP Several million people are still without electricity. It is unknown how many people are homeless after “Helene’s” ravages. YouTuber Mark Peyton has received over 2,000 likes on the video where he poses with the American flag in the middle of the hurricane. As one of his followers wrote in the comment field: – I love how calm these guys are when they are one step away from death! YouTuber Matt Peyton takes a good sip of an energy drink and waves the flag in empty streets. Photo: Mark Peyton on Youtube Published 27.09.2024, at 15.00 Updated 27.09.2024, at 21.33



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