Hurricane Helene: more than 200 dead as search for missing people continues

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : As of Thursday morning, 350,000 people were without power in South Carolina, as well as just under 300,000 people in North Carolina, and 260,000 in Georgia, according to PowerOutage.us.In North Carolina, many residents in the mountainous western part of the state have been isolated without electricity or phone service since last week.
47% : As the planet warms due primarily to the burning of fossil fuels, hurricanes are bringing stronger winds, higher storm surges and record rainfalls, rendering them deadlier, more destructive and more costly.

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