Nearly 3,900 National Guard troops have been deployed across Florida in the wake of Hurricane Helene, with numerous South Florida first responders heading north to join rescue and recovery efforts.
The Category 4 storm left an unprecedented path of destruction, battering multiple states, including Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
In Erwin, Tennessee, a dramatic helicopter rescue saved over 50 people who had taken refuge on the roof of a hospital as the surrounding area was submerged by rising river waters…