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On September 24, in preparation for Helene, officials in the counties of Bryan, Candler, and Chatham began mobilizing emergency response centers. [73] Colquitt, Thomas, and Decatur counties opened shelters. [74] That same day, Governor Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency for Georgia since Helene was expected to track into the state. [71]
A rescue team paddles down the Swannanoa River on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.
Before Hurricane Helene struck North Carolina, Cooper activated the National Guard. ... FEMA said residents in declared counties who have applied for disaster assistance may be eligible to stay ...
CBS News also reviewed FEMA data during Hurricane Milton. At least 46 alerts were sent this week by 14 counties across Florida, including those along the west coast where the storm made landfall ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that only 0.8 percent of households in disaster-declared counties in North Carolina held FEMA flood insurance policies. Environmental and insurance experts stated that the lack of flooding insurance would significantly slow the rebuilding and repairing of flood-damaged properties, as well ...
Helene crashed ashore in Florida's Big Bend area on Thursday night as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane. Helene was the third hurricane to hit that region in the last 13 months.
Helene, the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region, is now a post-tropical cyclone with winds of 35 mph, leaving at least 59 people dead in five states, leveling ...
Death toll continues to climb with at least 143 people killed by Helene and 600 people still missing in North Carolina’s Buncombe County