Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue, as the cleanup begins from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, causing widespread destruction across the American Southeast and knocked out power to millions of people.

This page is a summary of news about Helene for Friday, Sept. 27. For the latest on the storm, see our story for Saturday, Sept. 28. ST. MARKS, Fla. – Helene weakened to a post-tropical cyclone as it swept through the Southeast on Friday but the storm still wielded enough power to inflict historic flooding across multiple states,

Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) early Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.

Tropical Storm Helene moved through North Carolina, causing significant damage and flooding in Asheville. Yahoo Life

Helene prompted hurricane and flash flood warnings extending far beyond the coast up into northern Georgia and western North Carolina.