Hurricane Helene batters south-eastern US – in pictures

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  • People are splashed by churning surf from Tampa Bay as Hurricane Helene passes offshore on Thursday, in St Petersburg, Florida

    people being splashed
  • An American flag submerged in floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood of St Petersburg, Florida, on Friday

    submerged american flag in brown water
  • People board up windows to prepare for Hurricane Helene, in Old Town, Florida, on Wednesday

    people boarding up windows of a house
  • Water overlaps into Ballast Point park, which sits on the edge of Tampa Bay, on Thursday

    grey water submerging a sign
  • A Citrus county firefighter carries an 11-year-old while conducting rescues from floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Friday in Crystal River, Florida

    a firefighter in yellow fluorescent jacket carries boy through floodwaters
  • A damaged 100-year-old home crushed by an oak tree in Valdosta, Georgia, on Friday

    a white house with blue windows smashed up by a tree
  • People watch the news as they wait for the arrival of Hurricane Helene at Lincoln high school, which was opened as a shelter, in Tallahassee, Florida, on Thursday

    people watch the news on a tv
  • Waves crash against a building ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Helene in Cedar Key, Florida, on Thursday

    waves crash against building
  • A man rows through floodwaters from Peachtree Creek in search of Peachtree Park Apartment residents needing assistance after Tropical Storm Helene raced through Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday

    man in a canoe rows through floodwaters which come halfway up a car
  • Debris is left inside a flooded store after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Cedar Key, Florida, on Friday

    debris inside a flooded shop
  • A man wades through floodwaters with his two daughters, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Friday in Crystal River, Florida

    Man walks through flooded street with one daughter on his shoulders and the other beside him
  • A large oak lies on a home after it fell due to Tropical Storm Helene in Anderson, South Carolina, on Friday

    A big oak tree fallen on to a house
  • People stand outside of a motel amid damage from Hurricane Helene in Perry, Florida, on Friday

    people stand outside damaged motel
  • Flooded streets near Peachtree Creek in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday

    flooded street with white car almost completely under water
  • A mother and daughter take shelter from Hurricane Helene at Leon high school near downtown Tallahassee, Florida, on Thursday

    woman reads book and daughter fans herself
  • Damage left behind by Hurricane Helene in Cedar Key, Florida, on Friday

    a damaged building
  • Flood waters inundate the main street in Tarpon Springs, Florida, on Friday

    flooded street photographed from above
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