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At least 12 people killed in Black Mountain area, east of Asheville, after Helene
At least 12 people were killed when Helene dumped heavy rain and brought deadly flooding in the Black Mountain area of Buncombe County, just east of Asheville. The devastation in the Black Mountain area is very grim, where Wade Wright, chief of the Garren Creek Volunteer Fire Department, said at least 12 people have died in the area alone.
Tennessee plastics factory employee recounts narrow escape through floodwater
Impact Plastics employee Zinna Adkins stepped outside her workplace at 10:54 a.m. on Friday and captured water rising in the parking lot on her cellphone. But at that time, she said no supervisor informed employees they were free to leave.
Six counties close schools for at least a week
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Six East Tennessee school systems will remain out at least through Oct. 4, their leaders announced Sunday. Additionally, Elizabethton City Schools and most colleges and universities are closed for at least part of the week. Johnson, Carter, Unicoi, Greene, Cocke and Washington counties — all of which received devastating flood […]
Lee addresses timing of emergency declaration, flood relief progress from Unicoi Co.
UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, State Representative Rebecca Alexander and several other state officials gathered at a collapsed section of Interstate 26 in Erwin to speak with the public about catastrophic flooding that ripped through the area last week. Lee […]
Scientists study Helene damage to predict future landslides
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — Scientists studying damage from Hurricane Helene hope to better predict landslides in the future. Brian Yanites is an associate professor at Indiana University. He studies earth and atmospheric sciences. He was monitoring the river levels outside Asheville, North Carolina, when Helene was coming through. “It was a full 10 feet higher, […]
Latest: World Central Kitchen activated, Caldwell closes schools for week
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – As North Carolina moves further from last week’s devastating and deadly storm, responses and recovery efforts continue to ramp up and access is starting to open to towns that were completely cut off. Here is the latest. School Is Out Caldwell County Schools announced they will be closed for the […]
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