Heavy rains from Hurricane Helene fall over Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on September 24, 2024. Helene strengthened into a hurricane on September 25 in the Gulf of Mexico and is "expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding rains to a large portion of Florida and the Southeastern United States," the National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its latest bulletin. (Photo by Elizabeth Ruiz / AFP)