Live updates on Hurricane Helene: 21 dead in the south

At least 21 people have died from Hurricane Helene.

Eleven people were killed in Georgia, including a first responder who was trying to save others, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said.

In McDuffie County, west of Augusta, a mother and her twin children were among the victims, officials said.

In Wheeler County, southeast of Macon, a man and a woman were killed after their mobile home overturned, local officials said.

In Florida, one person died in Dixie County’s Big Bend region when a tree fell on a home, Gov. Ron DeSantis said. A second person was killed on Interstate 4 near Tampa when a sign fell on a car, the governor said.

In Charlotte, North Carolina, one person died when a tree fell on a home, according to the Mecklenburg EMS Agency, and another person died in a traffic accident in Catawba County, officials said.

Six people have died in South Carolina: two in Anderson County and four in Aiken County, officials said.