This season, the East Coast has been plagued by hurricanes in record numbers. There have been 12 recorded hurricanes and 25 tropical storms in 2024, according to USA Today.
The most recent storm to wreak havoc was Hurricane Debby. Since the storm reached the shore on August 5, it has flooded streets, caused power outages, and claimed the lives of at least five people. One of them was a teenage boy trapped in a mobile home in Florida.
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Officers received a report about a fallen tree.
A 13-year-old boy was crushed to death when a tree, knocked over by Hurricane Debby, fell onto a mobile home on Monday morning, WFLA reports. Deputies received reports of a felled tree, and when they arrived on the scene around 8 a.m., they found the boy’s body inside.
The Levy County Sheriffâs Office confirmed his death in a statement.
There were no other injuries at the scene.
âSheriff McCallum has responded to the scene personally, and is with the family,â the statement reads. âOur thoughts and prayers are with this family as they deal with this tragedy. We encourage everyone to use extreme caution as they begin to assess and clean up the damage. Downed powerlines and falling trees are among the many hazards. One life is too many. Please be safe.â No other injuries were reported at the scene.
The storm has brought heavy rainfall to Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.
Hurricane Debby has caused 19 inches of rainfall south of Tampa, Florida, and 11 inches in Georgia, according to ABC News. The storm is expected to stall near the border of Georgia and South Carolina over the next two days. Heavy rainfall will continue. Ocean waters are also expected to come ashore.
The storm has resulted in the death of five people.
Hurricane Debby was classified as a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday night as it approached the Big Bend region of Florida. After moving inland on Monday, it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Although the storm had a relatively low rating, five people have been killed in Florida and Georgia so far, ABC News reports.
