In addition to killing more than 100 people and causing power outages for nearly 1.6 million customers, Hurricane Helene has submerged roads and vehicles across the Southeast .
Since the system’s landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area late Thursday, torrential rain has destroyed vehicles and homes throughout Florida , the Carolinas , Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia . Officials have carried out hundreds of water rescues in flooded areas.
At least 133 deaths have been caused by the catastrophic storm, according to the The Associated Press. Floods and landslides have caused houses to float away , bridges to crumble, grocery store produce to flow into the streets and semi-trucks to be tossed into mangled piles.
Ahead of Helene’s arrival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned electric vehicle owners to get to higher ground and avoid the risk of fire.
