U.S. Homeland Security adviser says there could be hundreds of deaths from storm Helene

Published September 30,2024

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U.S. Homeland Security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall stated on Monday that there may very well be as many as 600 deaths resulting from Hurricane Helene, which slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Thursday night time after which moved north.

“The current data we have is that it looks like there could be as many as 600 lost lives,” Sherwood-Randall stated, including that determine has not but been confirmed.

The loss of life toll already has topped over 100 within the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia, and is more likely to rise.