Hurricane season

Fears that more will be found dead: "The devastation is biblical"

Local authorities fear more casualties after Hurricane Helen's progress in the southeastern United States. The Washington Post reports.

In Asheville in western North Carolina alone, 60 people are missing. Now they are working feverishly to locate people, something that is complicated by interruptions in telephony and electricity. A large part of the roads are also not passable, due to the bodies of water and fallen trees.

There is now an indefinite curfew for the 100,000 residents. According to the city's police, several people have been arrested on suspicion of looting shops.

Meteorologists warn that the danger is not over. There is a high risk that the water will rise further.

- We have a biblical devastation in our entire area. The flood is of biblical proportions, says Ryan Cole of the rescue service.

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The number is rising - over 60 have died after Hurricane Helene

At least 64 people have died since Hurricane Helene moved through the United States. Several news agencies write that.

Now cleanup and repairs have begun after the storm caused widespread destruction across the southeastern United States, leaving millions without power, AP writes.

- I have never seen so many people homeless as now, says Florida resident Janalea England to the news agency.