Over a week after Hurricane Helene devastated the Southeast, the death toll reached at least 225 across several states as of midday Saturday, as twin babies in Georgia have been identified as the youngest-known victims, the Associated Press reported.
Helene made landfall last Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of around 140 miles per hour near Perry, Florida, in the state’s Big Bend region. The storm also brought storm surges and torrential rain that threatened several dams and flooded Asheville, North Carolina . Over a week later, damage and devastation remain.
Officials have reported at least 225 lives were lost across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and the Carolinas as of midday Saturday. While the number of missing people remains unclear, officials said Friday in Buncombe County, North Carolina, that there are about 75 active missing persons cases remaining, as the search for many others continues across several states…