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Hurricane Helene: Emergency declared due to Cyclone 'Helen' in the south-east of America | News India

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Hurricane Helen has reached Category 4 level in various areas of South America. A state of emergency has been declared in many areas. Meanwhile, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting more Atlantic hurricanes than average this year due to record warm temperatures. So Helene will be one of the largest hurricanes to hit the region in years.

Hurricane Helene has been downgraded to a Category 4 hurricane as it heads toward the northwest coast of Florida, according to the weather office. Which will cause devastating damage. There is a possibility of a severe storm coming soon. According to the Meteorological Department, after the landslide, severe storms, destructive winds and heavy to very heavy rains are expected in most parts of the south-eastern United States. The Atlantic hurricane is the eighth hurricane of this season, which began on June 1.

Winds are expected to blow at a speed of 215 km per hour

According to the US National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Helen will have winds at a speed of 215 km/hour. According to reports, more than one million homes and commercial centers in Florida lost power before the storm. Now the Big Bend area of ​​Florida will be hit hard. During this period, there is a possibility of deadly waves up to six meters high. Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia have launched emergency operations. For this the system has declared emergency. Local citizens have been urged to take immediate precautions in view of power cuts, fallen trees and damage to infrastructure during the storm.

devastation in florida

Tropical storm-force winds began wreaking havoc in Florida on Thursday, as Hurricane Helene prepared to make landfall. The weather service has warned that the massive storm could create a “nightmare” on the coast and send damaging winds hundreds of miles inland across much of the Southeastern United States. The wrath of the storm started being felt from Thursday afternoon itself. Road flooding occurred at the northern end of Siesta Key near Sarasota, and some four roads along Florida's Gulf Coast were inundated in St. Pete Beach. Nearly 18,000 homes, shops and commercial centers in Florida have lost power due to wind gusts of up to 205 km/hour.