DRONE FOOTAGE: Devastation left by Hurricane Helene | ABS-CBN News

Tropical Depression Helene brought life-threatening flooding on Friday (September 27) to wide sections of the U.S. Southeast, where at least 33 people have been killed by a storm that swamped neighborhoods, triggered mudslides, threatened dams and left more than 4 million homes and businesses without power. Helene hit Florida's Big Bend region as a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Thursday at 11:10 p.m. ET (0310 GMT on Friday) packing 140 mph (225 kph) winds. It left behind a chaotic landscape of overturned boats in harbors, felled trees, submerged cars and flooded streets. The extent of the damage in Florida began emerging after daybreak. In coastal Steinhatchee, a storm surge - the wall of seawater pushed ashore by winds - of eight to 10 feet (2.4-3 meters) moved mobile homes. The city of Tampa posted on X that emergency personnel had completed 78 water rescues of residents and that many roads were impassable because of flooding. The Pasco County sheriff's office rescued more than 65 people overnight. Officials had pleaded with residents in Helene's path to heed evacuation orders, describing the storm surge as "unsurvivable", though some had stayed put. (Production: Maria Alejandra Cardona, Arlene Eiras) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmi83yKJH8Dv0p_3D4cyZKzV Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch the full episodes of TV Patrol on iWantTFC: http://bit.ly/TVPatrol-iWantTFC Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews #Exclusive #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews