Florida residents pick up pieces after Hurricane Helene destroys homes

The remnants of Helene continued its onslaught across the Southeast on Friday, with nearly 4 dozen people dead across multiple states and several others trapped in rubble after the storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday night as a monster Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph. At least 45 deaths have been reported so far, including 15 in Georgia, eight in Florida, two in North Carolina,19 in South Carolina and one in Virginia.