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The enormous devastation of Hurricane Helene becomes a political flashpoint

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By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — The enormous scope and scale of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in two key battleground states that could determine the election’s outcome, Georgia and North Carolina, have made the storm an instant campaign issue.

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  1. Hurricane Helene Causes Record Rainfall and Deadly Flooding Across US Southeast

    Headline from Truthout ·

  2. Hurricane Helene before and after photos reveal devastation left by surge

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  3. Newest

    The enormous devastation of Hurricane Helene becomes a political flashpoint

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    What to know about Hurricane Helene and the flooding the storm left across the Southeast US (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state’s Gulf Coast communities before ripping into southern Georgia. The storm

  2. Washington Times

    What to know about Hurricane Helene and the flooding the storm left across the Southeast U.S. (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida's sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state's Gulf Coast communities before ripping into southern Georgia.

  3. Valdosta Daily Times

    AP PHOTOS: Hurricane Helene inundates the southeastern US (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    Tangled piles of nail-spiked lumber and displaced boats littered the streets. A house lay crushed under a fern-covered oak tree toppled by the winds. Residents waded or paddled through ruddy

  4. Truthout

    Hurricane Helene Causes Record Rainfall and Deadly Flooding Across US Southeast (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Rapidly accelerated by the warming climate, Helene killed at least 42 in some of the worst flooding in recent memory.

  5. MyNorthwest

    How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    Hurricane Helene killed and destroyed far and wide — from Tampa to Atlanta to Asheville, North Carolina, its high winds, heavy rains and sheer size

  6. WHDH Boston

    How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    Hurricane Helene killed and destroyed far and wide — from Tampa to Atlanta to Asheville, North Carolina, its high winds, heavy rains and sheer size created

  7. Local News 8

    Tropical Weather Latest: US Southeast struggles to recover in Hurricane Helene's aftermath (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Parts of the U.S. Southeast are strggling to recover from the damage inflicted by powerful Hurricane Helene. Massive rains brought by Hurricane Helene left many people stranded or homeless, and the monster tempest killed at least 64 people.

  8. The Guardian

    Hurricane Helene’s ‘historic flooding’ made worse by global heating, Fema says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    It will be ‘complicated recovery’ in North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia, says head of Fema

  9. NBC Los Angeles

    'Something like we’ve never seen': Helene destruction overwhelms southern Appalachia (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Hurricane Helene caused destruction and flooding across western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee after hitting Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

  10. Green Field Reporter

    How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    Hurricane Helene killed and destroyed far and wide — from Tampa to Atlanta to Asheville, North Carolina, its high winds, heavy rains and sheer size created a perfect mix for devastation. The storm made landfall late Thursday along a largely undeveloped expanse of pine trees and salt marshes on Flori…

  11. Newsweek

    Hurricane Helene before and after photos reveal devastation left by surge (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Photos and videos show 'before and after' views of towns, roads and buildings battered by flash floods and storm surges in Florida and Appalachia.

  12. Fortune

    Total damages and economic loss from Hurricane Helene could reach $110 billion (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The storm has killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the southeastern states, and knocked out power to several million people.

  13. Washington Examiner

    Southeast US devastated by remnants of Hurricane Helene (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused devastation across parts of the country, leaving dozens dead, many stranded, and millions without power.

  14. The Atlantic

    Photos: The Aftermath of Hurricane Helene (opens The Atlantic)

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    The Atlantic's feed description

    Images from the past weekend, showing some of the devastation in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee

  15. CNN

    The latest on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Dozens are dead across multiple Southeastern states after Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday. Follow here for the latest.

  16. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Florida and North Carolina | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    The Southeastern U.S. began a huge cleanup and recovery effort on Sunday and the death toll climbed towards 100 after Hurricane Helene knocked out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges and caused dramatic flooding from Florida to Virginia.

  17. Rolling Stone

    Hurricane Helene Totally Ravaged Swaths of the Southeast (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Hurricane Helene's death toll has surpassed 100 as large portions of the southeastern U.S. mobilize to respond to the historic storm.

  18. The Hill

    Evening Report — Hurricane Helene collides with campaign politics (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    {beacon} Evening Report © Gerald Herbert, Associated Press Hurricane Helene collides with campaign politics More than 100 people are dead and 600 missing in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has created a humanitarian crisis across the Southeast only weeks before the election.

  19. Thomasville Times-Enterprise

    Hurricane Helene devastates Georgia farms (opens Thomasville Times-Enterprise)

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    Thomasville Times-Enterprise's feed description

    THOMASVILLE- In the early hours of September 27th, Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on south, southeast, east and parts of central Georgia and made an exceptionally damaging impact on farms. Affected

  20. Latin Times

    Hurricane Helene Leaves 11 Dead in Florida, At Least 60 Dead Across All Impacted States (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Storm devastates Florida's Big Bend region, leaves millions without power as rescue efforts continue across the Southeast.

  21. Country Living

    Here (opens Country Living)

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    Country Living's feed description

    Hurricane Helene has devastated the southeastern United States. Here

  22. The Fence Post

    Hurricane Helene devastates ag (opens The Fence Post)

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    The Fence Post's feed description

    Hurricane Helene has been devastating agriculture in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, eastern Tennessee and elsewhere in the South, prompting former President Trump to visit Georgia and Vice President Harris to cancel campaign stops to return to...

  23. CNN

    Hurricane Helene devastated the southeast — here’s how it unfolded (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Hurricane Helene has laid waste to the southeastern United States. Its sheer wind force and deadly floods left behind a path of destruction stretching over 500 miles from Florida to the Southern Appalachians.

  24. KVIA El Paso

    The enormous devastation of Hurricane Helene becomes a political flashpoint (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — The enormous scope and scale of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in two key battleground states that could determine the election’s outcome, Georgia and North Carolina, have made the storm an instant campaign issue.

  25. Insider

    Before and after satellite photos show Hurricane Helene's destruction of the Florida coast (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Before and after satellite images show Hurricane Helene's destruction across Florida's coastline when it made landfall on Thursday as a Category 4 storm.

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