Cedar Key., Millions of Americans continued without electricity yesterday and many faced “catastrophic” flooding, while the remnants of powerful Hurricane Helene hit some states in the country, leaving at least 56 dead after its passage.
The US president, Joe Biden, expressed yesterday that he was “deeply saddened by the human losses and devastation caused by Hurricane Helene,” and predicted that “the road to recovery will be long.”
The White House assured in a statement that both the president and the vice president and Democratic candidate in the November elections, Kamala Harris, “are closely following” the situation and assured that the Executive “remains focused on the response efforts to save and maintain life throughout the Southeast.”
On Cedar Key, an island of just a few hundred people off the west coast of Florida, roofs were torn off and walls were blown open.
“Many houses have disappeared, the market has disappeared. The post office has disappeared. It is a true tragedy, and it will be difficult to rebuild,” Gabe Doty, a municipal employee, told the AFP news agency.
In Pinellas County, near Tampa, at a press conference, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri described the destruction, “like a war zone.”
At least 22 people died in South Carolina, 17 in Georgia, 11 in Florida, two in North Carolina and one in Virginia, according to a balance prepared by Afp based on statements from local authorities.
Meanwhile, more than 50 people were rescued from the roof of a hospital in Unicoi County, Tennessee, about 200 kilometers northeast of Knoxville, according to information from state authorities, after waters flooded the rural community.
In turn, some 3.25 million customers woke up yesterday morning without electricity in five states and authorities warned that it will be several days before services are fully restored.
According to Moody’s Analytics, between $15 billion and $26 billion in property damage is expected, while AccuWeather’s preliminary estimate of Helene’s total damage and economic losses in the United States is between $95 billion and $110 billion.
The floods and landslides as a result of the heavy rains that hit Nepal left at least 66 dead and 79 missing; rescue teams continue the search for victims, police authorities reported yesterday.
Among the deaths there are 34 confirmed in the capital, another 18 in Lalitpur, 14 in Kavre, 5 in Bhaktapur, five in Panchthar, four in Sindhupalchowk, three in Dolaja, two in Dhankuta and Solujumbu and one in Sunsari, Dhading, Sindhuli and Jhapa.
In addition, there are dozens of injured, according to a latest report published by the
Superintendent of Police Bishwo Adhikari, who was quoted by The Kathmandu Post newspaper. The rescued people number 1,053, according to the official count in the districts of the Kathmandu Valley alone.
Meanwhile, the spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior, Rishiram Tiwari, reported yesterday that three roads, including the main Prithvi highway, which connects Kathmandu with the rest of the country, are blocked by landslides and work is being done with heavy equipment to try to open them. the routes.
Rain disasters are common in South Asia during the monsoon season, from June to September, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency and severity.
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– 2024-10-04 04:19:52
