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Buncombe County family rescued from roof after Helene floods their home in Swannanoa
A Buncombe County family narrowly escaped their flooded home during Hurricane Helene. Rescuers had to pull them off their roof to safety after they were stranded for hours. The only way out for the family of four was through a window in their laundry room, which led them to the roof of their home in Swannanoa, a hard-hit area east of Asheville.
State lawmaker says emergency appropriations bill for storm relief is in the works
Rep. Lindsey Prather may be new to the legislature, but she has called Buncombe County home for over 16 years. That’s why the devastation Hurricane Helene wrought in the mountains hurts so much — it’s personal. Prather, a Buncombe County Democrat, has spent the days following the storm like many of her neighbors: no electricity, […]
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