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00:00Urging populations to heed official warnings,
00:04Joe Biden called on residents living in Hurricane Helene's path to evacuate if they could
00:09after the storm upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane
00:12before making landfall in the Big Bend area.
00:15Everyone needs to take it seriously, extremely seriously.
00:19The potential storm surge is well beyond the immediate path of the hurricane.
00:23It could be significant and deadly.
00:26The fast-moving storm already produced sustained winds of over 215 kilometers an hour,
00:32cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses
00:36and sending massive waves crashing onto highways.
00:39The U.S. National Weather Service warned the hurricane could bring life-threatening floods,
00:44landslides and storm surges.
00:46Yet despite mandatory evacuation orders issued by state officials,
00:51some Florida residents decided to ride out the storm.
00:55I got faith and I trust in my faith that God's gonna keep me safe.
01:00Others decided to leave at the last minute.
01:03I'm on ground level.
01:04So when I saw the floodwaters already halfway up to my house,
01:08I thought, man, I need to go.
01:10Florida is expected to bear the brunt of the storm,
01:13but forecasters warn damage could extend far beyond the coast,
01:18potentially wreaking havoc in Georgia, South Carolina and beyond.

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