Tuesday updates from western NC after Helene: Power outages, road closures, response efforts
A washed out bridge over the Swannanoa River in Black Mountain on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene ...
Red Cross volunteers from New Hampshire headed to North Carolina
The volunteers' primary responsibility will be to deliver hot food and water to people who need it after the storm caused ...
Epic flooding in North Carolina's 'own Hurricane Katrina'
The storm caused massive power outages, prompting search and rescue deployments as many flooded-out residents are left ...
20 accounts of Helene’s devastation in North Carolina, including the western mountains
Residents of Asheville and remote mountain communities struggle with basic survival after ‘apocalyptic’ flooding.
Asheville flooding map: See where rainfall hit, leading to deadly floods in Western North Carolina
This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous flooding.
Western North Carolina communities hope for ‘some sort of lifeline’ after Helene damage
The situation is dire. Many North Carolina communities haven’t had fresh water, internet or cell service for multiple days.
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Through widespread outages and collapsed infrastructure, North Carolina journalists hustle to cover Helene’s aftermath
Local journalists are working to reach isolated communities to fill in information gaps — while dealing with damage in their own lives ...
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North Carolina live updates: Vice President Kamala Harris to visit, White House says
Relief efforts continue in Asheville and the Western North Carolina area where a major disaster due to Tropical Storm Helene ...
Death toll climbs to 25 in SC as flooding, power outages continue in Tropical Storm Helene’s wake
The confirmed death toll from Tropical Storm Helene in South Carolina rose to 25, Gov. Henry McMaster announced over the ...