Hundreds of people are still missing in the city of Asheville after Hurricane Helene, one of the worst to hit the United States in half a century.
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The death toll continues to rise and many hundreds of people are still missing after Hurricane Helene, which will rank as one of the deadliest in the United States in half a century.
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Storms in the United States
The most deadly storms in the US in recent times:
Katrina in 2005: 1,392 died
Audrey in 1957: 416 died
Camille 1969: 256 dead
Sandy 2012: 219 deaths
Diane 1955: 184 died
Ian 2022: 156 dead
Helene 2024: 137 dead (provisional)
Source: USA Today
The storm’s ferocious strength and subsequent flooding caught authorities and residents of the southeastern United States by surprise when it hit on Friday.
Source: politiken.dk