Apocalyptic chaos has occurred in the South, as millions of people remain without power, desperate families line up at gas stations and roving gangs steal generators.
The southeastern United States is in crisis as the aftermath of Hurricane Helene continues to wreak havoc in multiple states.
The storm has left a trail of destruction and the death toll has risen to 64.
As many as 2.5 million customers in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia were without power on Saturday, according to PowerOutage.us.
The power cuts have led to chaos, with desperate families queuing outside petrol stations and reports of roving gangs stealing generators.
The southeastern United States is in crisis as the aftermath of Hurricane Helene continues to wreak havoc in multiple states
Residents wait in line for gas at Sam’s Club in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Sunday
The power cuts have led to chaos, with desperate families queuing at petrol stations and reports of roving gangs stealing generators.
In Augusta, Georgia, shocking video footage shared on social media shows lines of cars stretching for miles as residents desperately wait to fill up their tanks.
On Saturday, the lines for gas were miles long, one social media user wrote in a caption.
The situation has since worsened, with the same user reporting that Kroger was closed as of Sunday and was out of food or gas.
Moreover, power is not expected to be available again until October 5.
Other photos circulating on social media show shocking pictures of the devastation, with downed power lines and fallen trees blocking roads and crushing vehicles.
People wait in line at Dollar General in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
As many as 2.5 million customers in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia were without power on Saturday, according to PowerOutage.us.
On Saturday, the lines for gas were miles long, one social media user wrote in a caption
In Augusta, Georgia, shocking video footage shared on social media shows lines of cars stretching for miles as residents desperately wait to fill up their tanks
Social media users shared photos of the storm’s aftermath
Flood-damaged road is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Trees toppled in the aftermath of the storm
The storm has left a trail of destruction and the death toll has risen to 64
As many as 2.5 million customers in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia were without power on Saturday, according to PowerOutage.us.
Other photos circulating on social media show shocking shots of the devastation, with downed power lines and fallen trees blocking roads and crushing vehicles
Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday as a Category 4 storm, packing winds of 140 mph (225 km/h) into the Big Bend region of Florida.
The storm’s destructive path continued through Georgia, where Governor Brian Kemp surveyed the aerial damage on Saturday.
“What it looks like from the air is it looks like a tornado exploded, it looks like a bomb exploded,” Kemp told reporters in Valdosta. “And it’s not just here, it looks like this from here to Augusta.”
“This is definitely going to be several days of outages,” Georgia Power Co. CEO Kim Greene said.
As the weakened storm moved north, it dumped heavy rainfall on the Carolinas and Tennessee, causing widespread flooding and landslides.
Coach Tom Goossens of Shady Hills, Florida creates a portrait for the mutual aid site hosted by Shady Hills Little League in the town of Hudson
Residents feed people at the mutual aid site hosted by Shady Hills Little League in the City of Hudson
As the weakened storm moved north, it dumped heavy rainfall on the Carolinas and Tennessee, causing widespread flooding and landslides
Flooding and damage caused by the storm that started as Hurricane Helene and covered the streets of Erwin, Tennessee
Western North Carolina was cut off as roads, including Interstate 40, had to be closed
Western North Carolina was cut off as roads, including Interstate 40, had to be closed.
The flooding led to dramatic rescue operations, including the helicopter evacuation of dozens of patients and staff from the roof of a hospital in rural Unicoi County, East Tennessee.
Rescue efforts continued into Saturday in Buncombe County, North Carolina, where parts of Asheville were flooded.
“It’s not that we weren’t prepared, but this goes to another level,” Sheriff Quentin Miller said. “To say this caught us off guard would be an understatement.”
