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Last Moments of North Carolina Grandparents Killed by Hurricane Helene Captured in Haunting Photo

Their daughter shared the photos to Facebook begging for help, but the house collapsed into the floodwaters before rescuers could get there.

Latin Times

Rivian R1T Still Runs After Being Carried 100 Yards By Hurricane Helene Flood

An electric pickup truck apparently withstood flooding that would have destroyed a conventional combustion vehicle.

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Hospitals mostly rebound after Helene knocked out power and flooded areas

Hospitals and health care organizations in the Southeast largely stayed open and functioning during Hurricane Helene to provide essential care for their communities

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Biden, Harris head to battered southeastern US after Hurricane Helene

The US president and vice president are visiting the Carolinas and Georgia, where more than one million lack power.

Al Jazeera

Hurricane Helene leaves thousands without clean water in its wake

Damage to sewage systems and pipes means widespread boil water notices and conservation orders could last weeks

The Guardian - US

Shock of deadly floods is a reminder of Appalachia’s risk from violent storms in a warming climate

Hurricane Helene dumped heavy rain on a mountainous region hundreds of miles away from the coast

The Independent UK

Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the dice

Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding when it swept through the Southeast on Sept. 26-29, 2024. Across a broad swath of western North Carolina, where the worst flooding occurred, the amount of rainfall exceeded levels that would be expected on average only once every 1,000 years.

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More than 200 killed: What caused the devastating floods in Nepal?

Working-class communities bear the brunt of Kathmandu’s floods, worsened by climate change and poor urban planning.

Al Jazeera

Floods are wreaking havoc around the world. Vienna might have found an answer

The Austrian capital has been spared the worst of recent flooding. Its experience could be a lesson in how to tackle the climate crisis, says climate economist Gernot Wagner

The Guardian - UK

11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding. Only 5 were rescued

Workers inside a plastics factory in Tennessee say they narrowly escaped after flooding from Hurricane Helene

The Independent UK

Biden estimates recovery could cost billions ahead of visit to Helene-raved Carolinas

President Joe Biden will survey the devastation in North and South Carolina as rescuers continued their search for anyone still unaccounted for since Hurricane Helene’s deadly remnants caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast

The Independent UK

Hurricane Helene's victims include first responders who died helping others

Hurricane Helene killed scores of people when it struck Florida late last week and then plowed through the Southeast as one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history

The Independent UK

How to Help People Impacted By Hurricane Helene

As states begin to pick up the pieces, here’s what you can do.

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Health risks are rising in mountain areas flooded by Hurricane Helene and cut off from clean water, power and hospitals

Hurricane Helene’s flooding has subsided, but health risks are growing in hard-hit regions of the North Carolina mountains, where many people lost access to power and clean water.

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Final Photo Captures Grandparents Trapped On Roof Before Drowning With Their Grandson

“They are long gone, and if they could, they’d tell us not to be sad but to be filled with joy. And I’m at peace knowing this." The post Final Photo Captures Grandparents Trapped On Roof Before Drowning With Their Grandson first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - US

Determined dad walks 30 miles after Helene to walk daughter down aisle

David Jones navigated ‘tangled mess’ of flooding and debris in trek to Tennessee after hurricane ravaged south-east

The Guardian - US

‘Nowhere is safe’: shattered Asheville shows stunning reach of climate crisis

The historic North Carolina city was touted as a climate ‘haven’ – a reputation deadly Hurricane Helene left in ruins

The Independent UK

Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130

President Joe Biden is planning to survey the devastation in the mountains of Western North Carolina on Wednesday, where exhausted emergency workers continue to work around-the-clock to clear roads, restore power and cellphone service, and reach people left stranded by Hurricane Helene

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The Independent UK

Here's how Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it

Latin Times

Meteorologist Posts Viral Video Claiming to Show Casket Floating in Hurricane Floodwaters: 'Horrific'

The video, accredited to "Loren T.," has amassed more than 7.3 million views on Facebook, and more than 265,000 views on TikTok.

The Independent UK

Met Office issues fresh heavy rain warning as many UK regions face flood alerts

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for eastern England

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Presidential Candidates React To Hurricane Helene Devastation

Hurricane Helene's impact on presidential candidates' campaign plans and responses to the crisis, highlighting the importance of effective leadership in ti...

Al Jazeera

US official says could be up to ‘600 lost lives’ from Hurricane Helene

Severe damage in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee as confirmed death toll rises to 100.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘It’s just all gone’: UNC Asheville women’s golf team has to start over after Hurricane Helene flooding

"The whole building was under 15 to 18 feet of water. We thought the structure itself was gone."

International Business Times

100 Dead In Storm Helene Damage, Flooding Across US Southeast

At least 100 people have been killed after destructive floods ripped through the US southeast, officials said Monday, with the emergency response effort fast becoming a political football in a region that could decide the presidential election.

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