South Carolina/ Florida: 49 people have died in 5 states in Helen cyclone that hit America . According to American media house CNN, many houses were washed away in the tornado and flood caused by the storm.
The most impact of the cyclone was seen in South Carolina and Georgia where 34 people have died due to the category 4 storm. Many people are stranded in the five states due to the storm, efforts are being made to rescue them. Landslides also occurred at some places in North Carolina. Helicopters were sent to rescue people here.
During this, 59 people were rescued from the roof of a hospital. Due to the storm in America, electricity supply is not being provided to the homes of 45 lakh people. 4 thousand National Guardsmen have been deployed for rescue operations in Florida.
Financial company Moody said that the US has suffered a loss of Rs 2.51 lakh crore due to the Helen cyclone. According to BBC, this is the most powerful storm ever to hit the Florida coast from the Gulf of Mexico.
It is one of the 14 most dangerous storms in the history of the US. According to the data released earlier on Friday, 1 crore 20 lakh people have been affected by the storm. 1 thousand flights have been cancelled due to it. State Emergency Service has said that 5 crore people may be affected in the next two to three days.