Hurricane Helene live updates: at least 20 killed as hurricane center warns of ‘historic and catastrophic flooding’
Death toll continues to rise in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas as Hurricane Helene tears into the US south-east
The National Hurricane Center has said Helene is now a tropical storm as it moves farther inland over Georgia. It noted that “life-threatening storm surge, winds, and heavy rains continue.”
In a 4am update, the National Hurricane Center said “Helene continues to move inland over central Georgia and is producing hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall.”