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‘Extremely dangerous’: Hurricane Helene bears down on Florida coast

A satellite image shows Hurricane Helene advancing across the Gulf of Mexico towards the US state of Florida on September 26 [NOAA via AP Photo]

Hurricane Helene has rapidly strengthened as it moves closer to the United States, with the storm forecast to be one of the most dangerous in recent history to hit the coast of Florida.

Helene registered maximum sustained winds of 215km/hour (130 miles per hour) on Thursday evening, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, describing the storm as “extremely dangerous”.

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