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Crisis unfolds in the Southeast as Helene's death toll nears 100

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At least 91 people across several states have been killed in the wake of Hurricane Helene .

Officials warn that rebuilding from the widespread loss of homes and property would be lengthy and difficult.

More than 50 search teams spread throughout the region in search of stranded people.

The storm unleashed the worst flooding in a century in North Carolina .

A new tropical depression in the eastern Atlantic Ocean could become a “formidable hurricane” later this week , the National Hurricane Center says.

South Carolina Gov. Brian Kemp said Saturday that it looked “like a bomb went off” after viewing splintered homes and debris-covered highways from the air.

With at least 25 killed in South Carolina , Helene was the deadliest tropical cyclone for the state since Hurricane Hugo in 1989 .

VR Score

78

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79

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71

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formal

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English

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49

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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