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In photos: deadly Hurricane Helene leaves trail of devastation

10:20 am on 1 October 2024

Men on a four wheeler pass a storm damaged house along Mill Creek in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Old Fort, North Carolina. Photo: SEAN RAYFORD/Getty Images via AFP

More than 100 people are dead and millions without power in the southeastern United States, following Hurricane Helene.

Homes were destroyed and many people were still missing as the search, and cleanup, continues.

Here are some images of what unfolded:

Boats piled up in front of homes after Hurricane Helene hit Treasure Island, Florida. Photo: JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

Bo Hester assesses damages to his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida. Photo: AFP/ Chandan Khanna

Storm damaged cars sit along Mill Creek in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Old Fort, North Carolina. Photo: SEAN RAYFORD/Getty Images via AFP

The Rocky Broad River flows into Lake Lure and overflows the town with debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina. Photo: Melissa Sue Gerrits / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, speaks with Katie Watson and Patrick Watson, owners of Chez What Furniture store that was damaged during Hurricane Helene in Valdosta, Georgia. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP

Ron Grindstaff, right, comforts his wife, Marie, as they remove belongings from their home in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Old Fort, North Carolina. Photo: MELISSA SUE GERRITS/Getty Images via AFP

Railroad tracks, homes, and vehicles are destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Old Fort, North Carolina. Photo: MELISSA SUE GERRITS/Getty Images via AFP

A storm damaged car rests on a house in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Old Fort, North Carolina. Photo: SEAN RAYFORD/Getty Images via AFP