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Biden sends 500 active-duty soldiers to North Carolina for Helene relief efforts
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — President Joe Biden on Sunday ordered 500 active-duty troops into western North Carolina to support ongoing relief and recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene. The move puts a total of 1,500 soldiers on the ground there, supplementing 6,100 National Guard personnel and 7,000 federal workers. In a statement, the White House […]
Greensboro pilots fly thousands of pounds of supplies to western NC
GREENSBORO, N.C. — All across the state, we've seen hurricane relief show up in all forms of transportation; from semi-trucks to helicopters. One week after Helene hit western North Carolina, there's a homegrown relief effort coming from Greensboro, WFMY News 2's Nixon Norman saw it in action. Air drops...
North Carolina is distributing Benadryl and EpiPens as yellow jackets swarm from Helene flooding
Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has also disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects, causing them to swarm and sting people struggling to recover from the storm. It’s caused such a surge in requests for medication to protect people allergic to stings that the the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is buying Benadryl and epinephrine injections to help fill requests through hospitals, emergency medical personnel and doctors. And the humanitarian aid group Direct Relief says it has sent more than 2,000 EpiPen injections to community health centers, clinics...
Vice President Kamala Harris to visit North Carolina for Hurricane Helene briefing
The player above shows President Biden speaking in North Carolina while touring storm damage Wednesday. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will return to North Carolina on Saturday for a briefing surrounding Hurricane Helene. According to a press release, in addition to the briefing about continued recovery efforts in North Carolina, she will […]
Exclusive 1-on-1: FEMA discusses latest storm efforts in western NC
SALUDA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – In nearly a week, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians turned to FEMA for critical assistance and support in the wake of the catastrophic storm that pounded the North Carolina mountain region. FEMA now has thousands of personnel stationed across the Carolinas and they could be here for months. […]
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