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In pictures: Destruction caused by Hurricane Helene

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In pictures: Destruction caused by Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene is one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States with wind gust speeds of 140 mph (225 km/h).

The storm made landfall in Florida as a category four hurricane but was downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved more inland.

Megan Varner/Getty Images A car is submerged in the floodwaters in the Buckhead area in Atlanta, GeorgiaMegan Varner/Getty Images
@SiliconBassist/X via REUTERS A residential street is flooded in St Petersburg, Florida@SiliconBassist/X via REUTERS

Across the region many would wake to find damage from flooding.

Jonathan Drake/Reuters Flood waters wash over Guy Ford Road bridge on the Watauga River as Hurricane Helene approaches the North Carolina mountains Jonathan Drake/Reuters
Sean Rayford/Getty Images A flooded street in Steinhatchee, FloridaSean Rayford/Getty Images
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Flood waters in Tarpon Springs, FloridaJoe Raedle/Getty Images

The main street of Tarpon Springs in Florida was flooded.

Erik Lesser/EPA-EFE Peachtree Park Apartments resident Candice Ocvil (left) and Jibri Tolenrow through flood waters from Peachtree Creek, GeorgiaErik Lesser/EPA-EFE

In Peachtree Creek some residents took to boats to navigate the flood water while another set about cleaning up.

Erik Lesser/EPA-EFE Peachtree Park Apartments resident Andrea Palese begins to clean upErik Lesser/EPA-EFE
Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock A home at Harbor Lights Club mobile home park in Pinellas County in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

This mobile home in the the Harbor Lights Club has been badly damaged by the storm and many power lines are down.

Marco Bello/Reuters Power lines and fallen trees lay on the ground in Crawfordville, FloridaMarco Bello/Reuters
Cristóbal Herrera/EPA-EFE A destroyed building in Cedar Key, Florida Cristóbal Herrera/EPA-EFE

As the flood water receded in Cedar Key in Florida it left behind damaged or destroyed buildings.

Cristóbal Herrera/EPA-EFE View of damage left behind by Hurricane Helene in Cedar Key, Florida, Cristóbal Herrera/EPA-EFE

An oak tree fell on a home in Anderson, South Carolina.

Ken Ruinard/The Anderson Independent Mail/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS A large oak lies on a home in Anderson, South Carolina Ken Ruinard/The Anderson Independent Mail/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS
Lee County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS Marine deputies prepare for a rescue as Hurricane Helene approaches Fort Myers Beach, Florida Lee County Sheriff’s Office/Handout via REUTERS

Emergency teams, like these Marine deputies, were on hand to rescue those who required assistance.

Below an airboat transports residents rescued from flood waters due to storm surge in Crystal River.

Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock An airboat transports residents rescued from flood waters due to storm surge in Crystal River Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock
US Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS A US Coast Guard Air Station crew rescues a man and his dog during Hurricane Helene after his sailboat became disabled and started taking in water off Sanibel Island, Florida US Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS

Off the coast a man and his dog were rescued by the US Coast Guard, while in St Petersburg a capsized boat washed ashore.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images A capsized boat washes ashore in Saint Petersburg, Florida Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Charles Starling, a lineman with Team Fishel, is pelted with rain as he walks by a row of electrical line trucks staged in a field in The Villages, Florida Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

Even before its arrival, the storm had caused power outages for more than 1 million people and severe flooding in several areas.

Trucks belonging to Duke Energy were pictured in line waiting to repair damage once the Hurricane has passed.

Octavio Jones/Reuters Amber Hardin, 27, spends time with her dog Ducky while taking shelter from Hurricane Helene at Leon High School near downtown Tallahassee, Florida Octavio Jones/Reuters

Ahead of the Hurricane many residents moved to shelters like this one at a school in Tallahassee.

Kathleen Flynn/Reuters Lindsay Smith, her four-month-old son Maze Crawford, and mother Dieonne Smith, wait for the arrival of Hurricane Helene at Lincoln High School, which was opened as a shelter in Tallahassee, Florida Kathleen Flynn/Reuters
Cristóbal Herrera/EPA-EFE People cover windows with plywood as the town prepares for Hurricane Helene in Mayo, Florida Cristóbal Herrera/EPA-EFE

President Joe Biden and state authorities had urged people to heed official evacuation warnings before Helene hit, though some chose to stay in their homes to wait out the storm.

People boarded up windows and prepared their property as best they could.

Cristóbal Herrera/EPA-EFE People boarding up windows to prepare for Hurricane Helene, in Old Town, Florida Cristóbal Herrera/EPA-EFE

Those who chose to stay stocked up with food to wait out the storm.

Cristóbal Herrera/EPA-EFE People buying groceries at a convenience store with windows covered with plywood as the town prepares for Hurricane Helene, in Old Town, Florida Cristóbal Herrera/EPA-EFE
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