Hurricane Helene isn't the only big storm North Carolina is still ...
10 hours ago · As part of a massive $3.9 billion Helene recovery package presented to legislators last month, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper included a request for more money to finish housing projects in eastern North Carolina still pending from Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Florence in 2018. The overall request included $175 million more for the state ...
Western North Carolina’s water system is finally back online after Helene
15 hours ago · ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina were allowed to drink and bathe using water from their home faucets on Monday, nearly two months after Hurricane Helene destroyed much of the local water system.. Clay Chandler, a spokesman for the city of Asheville’s Water Resources Department, said at a briefing Monday that water tests “were all clear” and a ...
A North Carolina mountain town is wrecked by Hurricane Helene - NBC News
Oct 2, 2024 · Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene pummeled this small mountain town 20 miles east of Asheville, residents and business owners were trickling back Wednesday to see what was left and what...
Search crews wade through communities ‘wiped off the map’ by Helene …
Oct 2, 2024 · SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for more victims of Hurricane Helene days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast.
Tropical Storm Helene caused $53 billion in damage, early report …
22 hours ago · Early estimate say that Tropical Storm Helene will cost North Carolina $53 billion in damage. Western North Carolina felt the brunt of it, when the storm devastated counties and left thousands without power and water. In Buncombe County alone there are 43 confirmed deaths as of Nov. 16. Here’s what we know in numbers about Helene’s impact ...
How Helene devastated western North Carolina and left …
Oct 6, 2024 · A week after Hurricane Helene roared through, the smell of death overpowers the cool mountain air over the isolated twisting roads of devastated rural western North Carolina.
Hurricane Helene aftermath: More than 200 dead as hope fades ... - NBC News
Oct 4, 2024 · At least 215 people are known to have died as a result of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene since it made landfall in Florida a week ago. More than half of the deaths were in North...
Before-and-after images show Helene wiped parts of North Carolina …
Oct 3, 2024 · New before and after satellite photos paint a grim picture of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in parts of western North Carolina that have been hard to access after the storm swiped away the...
Helene live updates: Death toll climbs after devastating storm
Sep 29, 2024 · ASHEVILLE, N.C. − More than 2 million people remained without power late Sunday across the Southeast in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, including more than 430,000 in North Carolina,...
North Carolina devasatation as Hurricane Helene claims 116 lives - BBC News
Sep 30, 2024 · Massive storm Helene has left a trail of devastation across six states in the south-east US, destroying communities and claiming more than 116 lives. The mountainous region of western North...