Power outages continued for many in the Eastern U.S. early on Monday as Helene’s death toll passed 100.
More than a million customers remain without power following Hurricane Helene’s deadly assault on the Eastern U.S.
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on Thursday as a powerful category 4 storm. Forecasters warned of « a catastrophic and deadly storm surge. » It was the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, the Weather Channel reported.
South Carolina was the worst-affected state, with 755,313 outages recorded early Monday, according to PowerOutage.us, a service that tracks disruptions. In Greenville County alone, more than 200,000 were registered.
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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster previously said on X that work was underway to clear roads and restore power, but he added that this would « take some time, many days in some places. »
Also heavily affected were Georgia with 580,771 outages, North Carolina with 457,941, Florida with 133,492 and Virginia with 100,584.
