Hurricane Helene Slams Into Florida & Georgia, Causing Casualties

UNITED STATES – Helene roared through Florida and Georgia states under darkness in the early morning hours as one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States, killing at least 25 people, swamping neighborhoods and leaving more than 2 million homes and businesses without power.

The category 4 storm hit land around midnight, leaving a chaotic landscape of overturned boats in harbors, felled trees, stranded cars and flooded streets, according to images from Tampa, Naples and St. Petersburg on Florida’s coast.

The once monstrous system was downgraded to a Tropical Storm just after daybreak this morning.