At Least 95 Dead, Hundreds Still Missing After Helene

September 30, 2024 Disaster, Weather

Searches are ongoing this morning for hundreds of missing people across southeastern states this morning, with at least 95 confirmed fatalities across six states, according to a list maintained by NBC News.

At least 30 people have died in a single county in Asheville, North Carolina, the site of disastrous flooding, Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller said at a news conference yesterday. Earlier in the day, some 1,000 people there were unaccounted for, although this dropped to below 600 by 4 p.m. ET, he said, with a new figure due this morning.

At least 153 people are missing and two have died due to severe weather flooding in northeast Tennessee, the state’s emergency management agency said in a briefing last night. A new hotline has been established to report any missing person: 1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463).

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One storm, 95 dead and a 500-mile path of destruction. Now comes the hard work of recovering from Helene | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/LfkUFndhci

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