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U.S. Homeland Security adviser says there could be hundreds of deaths from storm Helene

The US homeland security chief said Monday that up to 600 people could have lost their lives after Hurricane Helene caused destructive flooding across the southeast of the United States. "It looks like there could be as many as 600 lost lives. We know there are 600 who are either lost or unaccounted for," Liz Sherwood-Randall told reporters.

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Published September 30,2024
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U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISER SAYS THERE COULD BE HUNDREDS OF DEATHS FROM STORM HELENE

U.S. Homeland Security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall said on Monday that there could be as many as 600 deaths due to Hurricane Helene, which slammed into Florida's Gulf Coast on Thursday night and then moved north.

"The current data we have is that it looks like there could be as many as 600 lost lives," Sherwood-Randall said, adding that figure has not yet been confirmed.

The death toll already has topped over 100 in the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia, and is likely to rise.