US Hit Helene Storm, 6 People Died

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JAKARTA - The death toll from the Helene Storm that hit the United States on Thursday night was six people.

It was reported that one person was killed in the State of Florida and four others died in Georgia, according to the report, which quoted local authorities as saying.

One person was killed and another injured in Charlotte, North Carolina, when a fallen tree hit a resident's house.

As reported by ANTARA from Sputnik-OANA, as of Friday, September 27 morning, nearly 3.5 million homes in South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia did not get electricity, nor did some 480,000 homes in North Carolina, according to Poweroutage.us website.

The US National Storm Center previously reported that Hurricane Helene weakened into a tropical storm on Friday after hitting the northwestern region of Florida as a 4-night Category storm earlier.

However, the National Weather Service (NWS) warned that the storm was still dangerous and could cause significant damage.

"Helene will continue to bring extreme rainfall that has the potential to threaten lives and floods in the South Mapalachia region," NWS said in a statement.

"Tornado is most likely to occur in the morning and may last until the afternoon in parts of Carolina and South Virginia," NWS said.

The weather service also reported that Helene was still causing destructive strong winds and life-threatening flooding in the region.