Hurricane Helene made landfall on September 26, 2024, as a Category 4 storm, bringing severe flooding and widespread damage across Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
With at least 43 fatalities, most in Georgia and South Carolina, the storm left millions without power and caused catastrophic damage.
Rescue teams, using boats and helicopters, have saved many from rising floodwaters, including 50 workers and patients stranded on a hospital roof in Tennessee.
Though now downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, Helene continues to cause heavy rainfall and a risk of landslides in the Appalachians.
FEMA is coordinating relief efforts, working with local authorities to assist those affected as the region begins recovery from this historic storm.
