{"id":2346945,"date":"2024-09-27T19:19:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-officials-beg-public-to-stay-away-as-helene-rescue-operations-are-underway\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T19:22:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:22:30","slug":"florida-officials-beg-public-to-stay-away-as-helene-rescue-operations-are-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-officials-beg-public-to-stay-away-as-helene-rescue-operations-are-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Officials Beg Public to Stay Away as Helene Rescue Operations Are Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-officials-beg-public-to-stay-away-as-helene-rescue-operations-are-underway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2346945&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Emergency workers in Florida, \u200bGeorgia, and North Carolina have been carrying out \u2064extensive rescue operations \u200din \u200cthe aftermath of Hurricane\u200c Helene, which made landfall as a Category \u20624 \u2064storm. The hurricane caused severe flooding and \u2062damage across the Gulf Coast, prompting rescues from boats, homes,\u200c and \u200dvehicles. Over 1,500 \u200dpersonnel in Florida focused on \u2062stabilizing affected communities over the weekend. Notably, Hillsborough\u200c County, including Tampa, reported more \u200dthan 300 rescues, while the \u200cCoast Guard aided boaters, including \u200ca memorable \u2062rescue\u200c of a\u200b man and his dog from a sailboat in\u2064 distress. North Carolina faced massive\u200c flooding, leading to \u2063over 100 swift-water rescues, as officials emphasized the urgency\u200d of saving\u2063 lives\u200c and urged residents to avoid roads unless seeking safety. The storm&#8217;s \u2062impact also extended into Georgia, where residents\u200d were\u200d trapped\u2064 in flooded \u2063homes.\u2064 emergency services across the \u200baffected states have \u200dbeen working tirelessly amidst challenging conditions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Emergency workers in Florida, Georgia and elsewhere rescued hundreds of people from boats, their homes and their cars as Hurricane Helene&rsquo;s winds, rain and storm surge created havoc Friday on the Gulf of Mexico, in coastal neighborhoods and farther inland.<\/p>\n<p>The efforts of Florida&rsquo;s 1,500 search-and-rescue personnel will be concentrated on securing and stabilizing affected communities through the weekend, said Kevin Guthrie, the state&rsquo;s emergency operations director.<\/p>\n<p>The Category 4 storm made landfall on the Northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/florida-sheriff-gives-morbid-instructions-didnt-evacuate-ahead-helene-landfall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> coast late Thursday, but it created flooding from storm surge all along the state&rsquo;s Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As those sorts of rescue missions happen today, and continue. Please do not go out and visit the impacted areas,&rdquo; Guthrie said Friday morning at a news conference in the Florida capital of Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I beg of you, do not get in their way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressman-biden-wont-rescues-10-americans-haiti-amid-chaos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rescues<\/a> ranged from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-police-tend-to-shoot-people-for-same-reasons-regardless-of-race\/\" title=\"Reports: Police tend to shoot people for same reasons, regardless of race\">life-threatening situations<\/a> to people trapped in their homes by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-maryland-sheriffs-deputies-wade-into-frigid-waters-to-rescue-woman\/\" title=\"WATCH: Maryland Sheriff&#039;s Deputies Wade into Frigid Waters to Rescue Woman\">waist-high water<\/a> and unable to flee on their own.<\/p>\n<p>In Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, the sheriff&rsquo;s office rescued more than 300 people overnight from the storm surge.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson Amanda Granit said those included a 97-year-old woman with dementia and her 63-year-old daughter, who got surprised by the surge and needed help fleeing their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-least-31-dead-significant-flooding-experts-warn-event-like-happens-century\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flooded<\/a> home; and a 19-year-old woman whose car got stuck as she drove in the rising water and couldn&rsquo;t get out.<\/p>\n<p>Granit said deputies were conducting rescues in such large numbers they had to request county transit buses to get the people to safety.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Deputies couldn&rsquo;t move them fast enough in their patrol vehicles,&rdquo; Granit said.<\/p>\n<p>In the Tampa Bay-area city of South Pasadena, rescue video showed a house burning early Friday amid flooded streets.<\/p>\n<p>Other counties along the Gulf reported more than 100 rescues.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-dog-rescued-week-trapped-inside-shipping-container-texas-port\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coast Guard<\/a> said it rescued three boaters and their pets from the storm in separate incidents.<\/p>\n<p>In a Thursday helicopter rescue captured on Coast Guard video, a man and his Irish setter were stranded 25 miles offshore in the Gulf on their 36-foot sailboat in heavy seas.<\/p>\n<p>The video showed the man putting his dog into a yellow rescue vest and pushing it into the raging sea before jumping in himself. A Coast Guard swimmer helped them into a rescue basket and they were hoisted into the copter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; HEROIC RESCUE! The U.S. Coast Guard d a video of their daring rescue of a man and his dog after their sailboat was disabled during Hurricane <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Helene?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Helene<\/a>. Both are safe and in good health.<\/p>\n<p>&#128249;: AST2 Hudson, edited by Lt. Cmdr. Kellerman, AirSta Clearwater <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aD5lpt8cxz\">pic.twitter.com\/aD5lpt8cxz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John-Carlos Estrada &#127897;&#65039; (@Mr_JCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mr_JCE\/status\/1839642566121169150?\">September 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In North Carolina, more than 100 swift-water rescues had occurred as Helene&rsquo;s rains caused massive flooding Friday, particularly in the state&rsquo;s western section.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Roy Cooper said the flash floods were threatening lives and creating numerous landslides.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The priority now is saving lives,&rdquo; Cooper said, begging people to stay off the roads unless they were seeking higher ground.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the rain that they already had been experiencing before Helene&rsquo;s arrival, this is one of the worst storms in modern history for parts of western North Carolina,&rdquo; Cooper said.<\/p>\n<p>In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp said crews were working to rescue people trapped in more than 115 homes.<\/p>\n<p>Helene&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flood-threat-continues-across-the-southern-u-s\/\" title=\"Flood threat continues across the southern U.S.\">rains flooded homes<\/a> in Hanover West, a neighborhood in north Atlanta. 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Kevin Guthrie, the state&#8217;s emergency operations director, stated that Florida&#8217;s 1,500 search-and-rescue teams would focus on stabilizing impacted communities throughout the weekend. The Category 4 hurricane made landfall late Thursday along Northwest Florida&#8217;s coast but caused flooding along the entire Gulf Coast. Guthrie urged people to avoid affected areas to not hinder rescue efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Rescues included life-threatening situations and individuals trapped in waist-deep water at home. In Hillsborough County (Tampa area), over 300 rescues were conducted overnight by the sheriff\u2019s office. Among those rescued were a 97-year-old woman with dementia and her daughter who needed assistance escaping their flooded house; a 19-year-old whose car became stuck in rising waters also required help. Due to the high volume of rescues, deputies requested county buses for transportation.<\/p>\n<p>In South Pasadena near Tampa Bay, video captured a house ablaze amid floodwaters. Other Gulf counties reported over 100 rescues as well. The Coast Guard saved three boaters with their pets during separate incidents; one dramatic rescue involved a man and his dog stranded offshore during heavy seas.<\/p>\n<p>In North Carolina, more than 100 swift-water rescues occurred due to severe flooding from Helene&#8217;s rains affecting mainly western regions of the state. Governor Roy Cooper emphasized that saving lives was the top priority while urging residents to stay off roads unless seeking higher ground.<\/p>\n<p>In Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp reported ongoing rescue efforts for individuals trapped in over 115 homes due to flooding in neighborhoods like Hanover West near Atlanta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2346946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2d7c4795c26c42ed970035ea5000a2fc-817x429.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35224,5113,41852,35975,36467],"class_list":["post-2346945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-emergency-response","tag-florida","tag-helene","tag-public-safety","tag-rescue-operations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2d7c4795c26c42ed970035ea5000a2fc-817x429.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2346945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2346945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2346945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2346945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}