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.
