The United States Postal Service (USPS) has advised that it is declaring a force majeure situation due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene, which has caused widespread catastrophic flooding and damage to the south-eastern United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee are among the areas impacted.
The USPS declaration of force majeure (in effect until further notice) will cover USPS service and performance obligations for EMS, letter post (P, G and E format) and parcels to the following postcode areas: 006–009, 214–268, 300–319, 322–324, 344–347, 349–352, 354–399, 700, 701, 703–708, 710–714, 716–729 and 801–851. Recovery and clean-up for the communities in those postcode areas are expected to be lengthy.
