Helene takes nearly 200 lives between Georgia and the Carolinas
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - We’ve just learned Helene has taken nearly 200 deaths between Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Between the three states, the death toll is currently at 188 lives.
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In the CSRA, Helene took 31 victims. In Georgia, the death toll was 33 people and in South Carolina, there were 49 people.
The initial deaths were from trees falling on homes and vehicles.
The latter ones were health-related deaths complicated by the hurricane.
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services confirmed more deaths related to Hurricane Helene, five months after the storm devastated much of Western North Carolina.
By Feb. 7, the death toll had risen to 106.
The most recent deaths, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, were related to complications from environmental exposure after a home was washed away in the flooding.
The most common cause of death attributed to the storm was drowning.
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