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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jem Bartholomew

First Thing: At least 3 killed as Hurricane Helene makes landfall

Man walks through the flood waters
Edwin Sprague, 56, walks through the flood waters of Hurricane Helene to get to his home in St Petersburg, Florida. Photograph: Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

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Hurricane Helene made landfall as a category 4 hurricane in the Florida Big Bend region around 11.10pm ET on Thursday, one of the strongest hurricanes on record to hit Florida. The storm weakened to a category 1 overnight.

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