Hurricane Helene kills at least 52 as dozens rescued from Tennessee hospital roof

At least 52 people have been killed after Hurricane Helene barrelled its way across the southeastern US, causing billions of dollars of destruction.

Emergency crews raced to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after Helene struck the coast of Florida as a highly destructive Category 4 storm.

It generated a massive storm surge, wreaking a trail of destruction extending hundreds of miles north.