The Southeast United States has just suffered massive damage and tragic deaths from two hurricanes in a row. Hurricane Helene struck from September 26 to 29 as a Category 4 storm. It dumped unimaginable volumes of water on six states and destroyed buildings and other property with winds blowing as hard as 140 mph. It killed more than 200 people, including 11 members of the same family.
I was in North Carolina days after Hurricane Helene moved through. I missed being with some people I had planned to see because they were blocked by destroyed roads and other damage. Millions were stranded and without electricity, fuel or a way to communicate.
Then came Hurricane Milton. This intensified to a superpowerful Category 5 storm in the Caribbean. Thankfully it weakened to a Category 3 and moved south of the heavily populated Tampa area before striking Florida last night. Many of the same areas that sustained heavy damage two weeks ago were hit again. In unusually powerful tornadoes produced by the hurricane, at least a dozen people were killed.
The Southeast United States has just suffered massive damage and tragic deaths from two hurricanes in a row. Hurricane Helene struck from September 26 to 29 as a Category 4 storm. It dumped unimaginable volumes of water on six states and destroyed buildings and other property with winds blowing as hard as 140 mph. It killed more than 200 people, including 11 members of the same family.
I was in North Carolina days after Hurricane Helene moved through. I missed being with some people I had planned to see because they were blocked by destroyed roads and other damage. Millions were stranded and without electricity, fuel or a way to communicate.
Then came Hurricane Milton. This intensified to a superpowerful Category 5 storm in the Caribbean. Thankfully it weakened to a Category 3 and moved south of the heavily populated Tampa area before striking Florida last night. Many of the same areas that sustained heavy damage two weeks ago were hit again. In unusually powerful tornadoes produced by the hurricane, at least a dozen people were killed.
The Southeast United States has just suffered massive damage and tragic deaths from two hurricanes in a row. Hurricane Helene struck from September 26 to 29 as a Category 4 storm. It dumped unimaginable volumes of water on six states and destroyed buildings and other property with winds blowing as hard as 140 mph. It killed more than 200 people, including 11 members of the same family.
I was in North Carolina days after Hurricane Helene moved through. I missed being with some people I had planned to see because they were blocked by destroyed roads and other damage. Millions were stranded and without electricity, fuel or a way to communicate.
Then came Hurricane Milton. This intensified to a superpowerful Category 5 storm in the Caribbean. Thankfully it weakened to a Category 3 and moved south of the heavily populated Tampa area before striking Florida last night. Many of the same areas that sustained heavy damage two weeks ago were hit again. In unusually powerful tornadoes produced by the hurricane, at least a dozen people were killed.
