Hurricane Helene cuts destructive swath across Southeast

PERRY, Florida: Leaving a vast path of destruction, Hurricane Helene has swept the Southeastern United States, destroying homes, knocking out power, snapping oak trees like twigs, and killing at least 128 people so far.

Three firefighters, a woman and her one-month-old twins, and an 89-year-old woman whose house was struck by a falling tree were among those killed. According to an Associated Press tally, with dea