Perry police chief Jamie Cruse spoke about the response to Hurricane Helene in Florida and said that he hopes there isn't a 'big loss of life.' He also regretted that officials weren't more aggressive in notifying residents to evacuate.
Hurricane Helene killed at least 22 people and left millions without power across the Southeast before weakening on its way north Friday morning, officials said. Widespread damage was expected in Florida’s Big Bend region, where Helene made landfall as a Category 4 shortly after 11 p.m. ET on Thursday. It was the strongest storm to ever strike the area, which connects Florida’s panhandle and peninsula.
A 4-year-old child was killed in a car crash during heavy rain in Catawba County just after 8 a.m. ET, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said. Three other children who were in the cars were hospitalized: A 12-year-old with life-threatening injuries, a 2-year-old with life-threatening injuries, and a 4-year-old with non-life-threatening injuries. Another person died in Charlotte after a tree fell on the home.
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