See the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s landfall in Florida

Helene is a tropical depression after making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. There have been storm-related deaths and millions are without power. CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports on the aftermath of Helene in Apalachicola, Florida. #CNN #News

[berlindaarmijo]

Very sad to hear this has happened but very glad this woman and husband made it home safely. Glad there sunroof didn't shatter like their back window. The gentleman that lost his home - What 🤦
a Nightmare. But glad him and his wife made it out alive.

[mytexasdays]

😮😢. This is terrible. But I have to wonder why would anyone rebuild when it's a sure bet it will happen again. It's really sad to see the pictures.

[jojoker]

Insurance companies will be sure to give them all Starbucks gift cards

[manchesterexplorer]

rebuild so it can happen again . Humans are a species with amnesia.

[ItsCrem]

I grew up in FL, moved to Indiana about 9 years ago. My power is still out from the storms all the way from down south smh

[Mububban]

How can anyone living in Florida afford insurance for anything, given that this sort of thing is almost GUARANTEED to happen on a regular basis?!?
If a place feels like paradise 50 weeks of the year but turns into a living hell for the other 2 weeks, perhaps it's not paradise after

[pongraczbucika]

I dont think it's smart to build a house out of cheap materials

[cashaeleatemla]

In North Carolina, a lake featured in the movie “Dirty Dancing” overtopped a dam. People in surrounding neighborhoods were evacuated, although there were no immediate concerns it would fail. People also were evacuated from Newport, Tennessee, a city of about 7, 000 people, amid concerns about a dam near there, although officials later said the structure hadn’t failed.

Tornadoes hit some areas, including one in Nash County, North Carolina, that critically injured four people.

Atlanta received a record 11.12 inches (28.24 centimeters) of rain in 48 hours, the most the city has seen in a two-day period since record keeping began in 1878, Georgia’s Office of the State Climatologist said on the social platform X. The previous mark of 9.59 inches (24.36 cm) was set in 1886. Some neighborhoods were so badly flooded that only car roofs could be seen poking above the water.

[rich]

It terrible the government have to step up help victims of hurricane helene with resources and funding and infrastructure

[BanaiFeldstein]

People "familiar with hurricanes" just thought it would be some rain. Not so familiar then, eh? The thing is, this isn't an earthquake or a tornado. They had lots of warning time; plenty of time to pack some things and take the car and drive away. Why do people still not take it seriously? Many people didn't take Andrew seriously in 1992 because a hurricane hadn't hit South Florida since the 1960s, but that's not the case anymore.

[alantecharles]

PLEASE DONT SELL THESE FLOODED CARS TO THE REST OF US. I WAS SOLD A CAR FROM FLORIDA HURRICANE DAMAGE IT SHOULF BE ILLEGAL. IM IN COLORADO FB MARKET PLACE PRIVATE SELLER SOLD ME A JUNK CAR.

[vLife]

Insurance in Florida is a silly business and since building codes don't help cash owners should have the right to build and live how they want. The Government should focus on infrastructure, protecting consumers and regulating transactions, insurance and banking. Stay out of Building codes and Code compliance and make Florida the real land of the Brave and the Free. The burden on inspecting and certifying a home should be solely on the Buyer and not the local or state Government. Trust me this will fix our Housing crisis.

[elspeth]

Praying for everyone in all the affected states. Please take care and stay safe 🙏🏼❤

[cristo]

DeSantis better not take that "big government" money. Thoughts and prayers should be enough.

[deanbush]

I feel SO bad for the man who, along with his wife and three dogs, have no where to go!!

[boris]

Sad to see so much suffering - wish Florida was instead like my town. 😢😢😢

[DedSpt]

Well Florida essentially won't be there in another 20 or so years. You might as well leave now instead of rebuilding.

Edit: people seem to assume I mean it will be underwater, I mean much of it will be uninhabitable. It doesn't have to be underwater to be uninhabitable. You can't have a hurricane destroy the coastline every year or 2 and continue living there. Just like you can't live in Arizona just for the opposite reason, extreme heat and drought. Arizona is at the same risk within the next 30-40 years or so.

[hotchocolate]

Praying for the families of these communities 😢🤲🙌

[MrMarkOlson]

For those who think they are "familiar with hurricanes", EVERY hurricane is different. Don't be a fool.

[cashaeleatemla]

Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the entire southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 40 people in four states, snapping towering oaks like twigs, tearing apart homes and sending rescue crews on desperate missions to save people from floodwaters.

The Category 4 hurricane knocked out power to some hospitals in southern Georgia, and Gov. Brian Kemp said authorities had to use chainsaws to clear debris and open up roads. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (225 kph) when it made landfall late Thursday in a sparsely populated region in Florida’s rural Big Bend area, home to fishing villages and vacation hideaways where Florida’s Panhandle and peninsula meet.