At least 58 dead in catastrophic storms across the south and southeast

Florida's big bend area has been torn apart by Hurricane Helene. Entire communities have been nearly wiped off the map by severe floods and some barrier islands are now cut off. NBC News' Marissa Parra reports.

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[azimuthbusinesscenter]

you're still coming into work though, right?

[apara]

I wish those 58 left when they were told too!!!! You cant save your property, but you can save you life by leaving...

[chuckkayak]

Having to face the reality of climate change is an inconvenient truth people will have to come to terms with.

[rockymtnsteeze]

They aint even talking about the Carolina's or Tennessee. I would think the entire Western Part of North Carolina being shut off would be something worth mentioning. Multiple dams failed.

[garotadagavea]

2nd law of thermodynamics: the more heat is introduced into a system, the more chaotic said system becomes. Nature is working as expected.

[MAG]

The amount of New Yorkers that have run to Florida in the last 4 years is astronomical. I imagine it must be nice to go through this year after year. We do anything for paradise weather 🌴..I feel the gators 🐊 and hurricanes 🌀 have to be worth it. The rebuild must be fast, prayers to Florida for quick ❤️‍🩹 recovery

[ATRTAP]

Build back with concrete and steel now instead of wood, Florida.

[bk]

Trump can’t keep law and order in his family… he’d be selling Trump emergency packs in Florida if he could .. the grift is over

[donnam]

In light of the insurance crisis, so many waterfront places shouldnt be permitted to rebuild without revised, updated codes requiring elevated, reinforced, storm hardened structures that can withstand a cat 4.

[augustwest-el]

and you got another on comming in a week

[lincolndachane]

It's really sad to see our forests shrinking because people are consuming lumber to build in areas where they shouldn't be building. Raise the prices of lumber if you are using it in Florida.

[janiekcarney]

This is a sign that people need to move out of these areas. You can’t get insurance and you are disrupted multiple time a year.

[noanyobiseniss]

Hey Georgia, you like these things then keep voting RED.

[enriquemireles]

Not hard to be the costliest storm, when prices rise every year. That’s why insurance companies are leaving the coast.

[divinediva]

I thought technology should be able to stop flooding and hurricanes!!!

[divinediva]

AI should tell people to.not build on barrier islands!!!

[georgedoolittle]

Asheville North Carolina is *GONE* 😊😊😊

[CarlCrazy]

A few more yrs of this and it’ll begin with survival mode

[vickyharris]

People chose to stay. Not our problem! Moving on with brighter smile

[Dan.]

Why doesn't the US government send pallets of cash like they did in Iraq?? Or how bout some of those ten thousand dollar refillable credit cards that they hand out at the border??