Emergency crews are rushing to rescue people trapped in flooded homes in the south-eastern states of America
Unicoi County Hospital patients and staff await rescue on the hospital’s roof amid Hurricane Helene flooding in Erwin, Tennesse, U.S, on Friday. deadly rampage through the south east of the US, according toIt comes as emergency crews scramble to rescue people trapped in flooded homes, while dramatic footage shows houses left in ruins and trees toppled by winds of up-to 140 mph.
The Category 4 hurricane killed at least 15 in Georgia, according to Garrison Douglas, a spokesperson for US governor Brian Kemp. Among the dead were a first responder, a seven-year-old boy and four-year-old girl after a tree fell on a house in Washington county and trapped them in their burning home,A man stands next to a stranded vehicle as motorists pass through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Friday.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis posted on X: “Hurricane Helene brought significant storm surge to the Tampa Bay region and I surveyed the damage in St. Pete Beach.
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