Hurricane Helene made its catastrophic landfall as a dangerous and “life-threatening” Category 4 storm over Florida's Big Bend area late Thursday night, September 26.
The storm made landfall late Thursday with maximum sustained winds of 225 kph in the rural Big Bend area, home to fishing villages and vacation hideaways where Florida’s Panhandle and peninsula meet.
At least five people have been killed after hurricane Helene came ashore in Florida overnight, causing widespread power outages and evacuations.
Around 1.2 million residents in Florida are without electricity, while more than 800,000 people across Georgia and 500,000 across North and South Carolina are also without power.
