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Death toll mounts as Hurricane Helene carves path across southern US

More than 55 million people in the United States have been placed under some form of weather alert from Hurricane Helene [Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA]

Authorities across a wide swath of the southeastern United States face the daunting task of cleaning up from Hurricane Helene, one of the most powerful storms to hit the country, as the death toll continued to rise.

At least 43 deaths were reported by late on Friday, and officials feared more bodies will be discovered across several states.

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