At least five dead as hurricane Helene rips through southeastern USA

Hurricane Helene has caused havoc across several states after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida and declared a category 4 storm.

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00:00Six states in the U.S. have declared states of emergency over Hurricane Helene after it

00:05slammed into Florida's Big Bend on Thursday.

00:08According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category

00:144 hurricane, which has now weakened to a Category 1 tropical storm.

00:19Its fierce winds and flash flooding has left nearly 2 million homes without power across

00:23Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.

00:26Helene was one of the largest to hit the Gulf Coast and the strongest on record to slam

00:32into Florida's Big Bend.