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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Hurricane Helene’s ‘historic flooding’ made worse by global heating, Fema says

aerial view of trees and flooded town
An aerial view of flood damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Silver Creek, North Carolina, on Sunday. Photograph: North Carolina Division of Aviation/EPA

The head of the US disaster relief agency has called Hurricane Helene, which has killed nearly 100 people, a “true multi-state event” that caused “significant infrastructure damage” and had been made worse because of global heating.

The storm killed at least 91 people, according to state and local officials in South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. Officials feared more bodies would be discovered.

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