Hurricane Helene is heading for the US Gulf Coast - and is set to become at least a Category 4 storm with over 100mph winds as it reaches Florida's 'Big Bend' region
A "potentially catastrophic" and "life-threatening" storm is set to blast a large chunk of the US, with several communities having already evacuated their homes.
"This is a life-threatening situation", the National Hurricane Center said, adding "a Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations." On Wednesday, workers in in Port Richey, Florida, were pictured placing plywood over the windows of a business ahead of Helene's arrival. Residents were also seen loading sand bags into their cars in Crawfordville in a bid to prevent the storm causing them damage. Another image shows sandbags blocking the entrance to a store to prevent flood waters from entering.
National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome said last night that updates on the storm are "increasingly dire for the people in the path of this storm” as it edges towards Florida.
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