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Helene hurricane death toll surpasses 110 in US – Reports

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Washington: The number of casualties related to the Helene Hurricane that hit southeast of the United States has surpassed 110, media reported on Monday.

According to CBS News, at least 116 people were killed due to extreme weather conditions caused by Helene.

The hurricane has caused wide-spread destruction across Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, leaving more than 2 million residents without power, the PowerOutage.us monitoring service said. Helene reached the United States late on Thursday, and weakened to a tropical storm on Friday.

Torrential rains caused massive flooding in a number of areas in North Carolina, damaging roads and cutting off cellphone service.

In response, President Joe Biden has issued emergency declarations for Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, and around 800 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel have been deployed to the region to provide assistance.

According to preliminary estimates, the total damage and economic loss from Helene in the United States ranges from $95 billion to $110 billion, CBS reported.

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