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Live updates on Hurricane Helene: 21 dead in the south

At least 21 people have died from Hurricane Helene.

Jamir Lewis wades through the floodwaters with his two daughters Nylah and Aria due to the storm surge from Hurricane Helene on September 27, 2024 in Crystal River, Florida.

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Eleven people were killed in Georgia, including a first responder who was trying to save others, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said.

In McDuffie County, west of Augusta, a mother and her twin children were among the victims, officials said.

In Wheeler County, southeast of Macon, a man and a woman were killed after their mobile home overturned, local officials said.

In Florida, one person died in Dixie County's Big Bend region when a tree fell on a home, Gov. Ron DeSantis said. A second person was killed on Interstate 4 near Tampa when a sign fell on a car, the governor said.

An American flag hangs in the floodwaters of Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood of St. Petersburg, Florida, on September 27, 2024.

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In Charlotte, North Carolina, one person died when a tree fell on a home, according to the Mecklenburg EMS Agency, and another person died in a traffic accident in Catawba County, officials said.

Six people have died in South Carolina: two in Anderson County and four in Aiken County, officials said.

By Vanessa

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