The damage from Hurricane Helene is still being felt in the US, leaving a path of destruction and sadness. This storm has killed at least 135 people, and the Carolinas are the worst hit.
Megan Drye, a mother from Ashville, North Carolina, saw her 7-year-old son Micah and her parents being swept away by floods. Such a sad story. Jessica, Megan’s sister, wrote on Facebook about how sad her family was.
Micah’s last words were told by Jessica: “Jesus!” As the flood took him, he yelled, “Please help me!” She thought about her own sadness and knew Megan, who had made it through, had a long road ahead of her.
Megan lost everything, so a GoFundMe page has been set up to help her. The last picture of Micah on the page was taken by his grandma and shows the happy boy in a Jurassic World T-shirt.
While the country mourns the deaths, schools in Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee closed their doors to make sure students were safe. All 159 counties in Georgia were put under a State of Emergency by Governor Brian Kemp.
9/26 5:30am — HURRICANE HELENE
School is out across most of Florida today, as Helene continues to churn northward, set to make landfall in Apalachee Bay and Tallahassee this evening as a major hurricane. This will cause widespread severe damage with weeks-long power outages in… pic.twitter.com/o4qL5EME0A— Brooks Garner (@BrooksWeather) September 26, 2024
As Hurricane Helene grew stronger into a category 4 storm, meteorologists warned of terrible effects. The capital city of Florida was getting ready for the worst, with widespread damage and power cuts that would last for weeks.
We’re very sorry for Micah’s family’s loss and for everyone else who was hurt by Hurricane Helene.
