DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nazokiyoubinbou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nazokiyoubinbou</span></a></span> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HurricaneHelene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneHelene</span></a> devastates southeastern US, millions without power</p><p>Sept 29, 2024</p><p>"Damage estimates ranged from $15 billion to more than $100 billion, insurers and forecasters said over the weekend.</p><p>"The National Weather Service said conditions would “continue to improve Sunday” as it warned of possible “long-duration power outages”.</p><p>"Helene slammed into Florida on Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane and surged north, gradually weakening but leaving a trail of destruction: uprooted trees, downed power lines and homes damaged by mudslides.</p><p>"The Federal Emergency Management Administration (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a>) said on Saturday it granted emergency declarations in six states – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCarolina</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> – 'to assist these states with preparation and response efforts in the immediate aftermath of the storm'."</p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/29/hurricane-helene-devastates-southeastern-us-millions-without-power" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/29/h</span><span class="invisible">urricane-helene-devastates-southeastern-us-millions-without-power</span></a></p>