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After making initial landfall last week, Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on large swaths of the Southeast United States, Mexico, and Cuba. As the domestic death toll of the historic Category 4 storm hit 116 between six states — a number that could continue to rise, according to officials — residents are not only grappling with the loss of their loved ones but the destruction of their communities.
From submerged homes to a young girl braving floodwaters in Cuba, here are 22 devastating photos from Hurricane Helene’s wake.
Two men wade through floodwater in St. Petersburg, Florida. Courtesy of NBC News.
An underwater street in Boone, North Carolina. Courtesy of The Appalachian.
A house in Crystal River, Fla. submerged in water after Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday evening. Courtesy of NPR.
Two U-Hauls sit damaged in Asheville, North Carolina. Courtesy of NBC News.
Some of the several Dekle Beach, Florida homes that were destroyed in the Category 4 storm. Courtesy of The New York Times
A man jumps atop a nearly-submerged car in Boone, North Carolina. Courtesy of the New York Times.
Trees and the remains of what appears to be a local bar in Steinhatchee, Fla. Courtesy of the New York Times.
A helicopter flies over storm wreckage in Dekle Beach, Florida. Courtesy of the New York Times.
A glimpse inside a Cedar Key, Florida motel destroyed in the hurricane. Courtesy of The Palm Beach Post.
The foundation of where a home once stood in Cedar Key, Florida. Courtesy of The Palm Beach Post.
“Appalachian State student/Helene aftermath.”
The remains of several destroyed buildings in Steinhatchee, Florida. Courtesy of USA Today.
A boat washed ashore in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Steinhatchee, Florida. Courtesy of The Palm Beach Post.
Police officers hitch a ride in flooded Steinhatchee, Florida. Courtesy of NBC News.
A damaged boat in Steinhatchee, Florida. Courtesy of USA Today.
Floodwaters lap over Guy Ford Road in North Carolina. Courtesy of Time.
An aerial view of a home destroyed in Cedar Key, Florida. Courtesy of The Palm Beach Post.
The remnants of a century-old hime in Valdosta, Georigia. Courtesy of Time.
A woman stands in the knee-deep floodwaters filling her Batabano, Cuba home. Courtesy of Time.
A boat capsizes amid stormy weather in St. Petersburg , Florida. Courtesy of Time.
A young girl floats through floodwaters in a makeshift raft in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba. Courtesy of Time.
A man braves floodwaters in Gulfport, Florida. Courtesy of Time.