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Muncie native says Asheville, NC, may never be the same after Hurricane Helene
Trauma therapist and Muncie native Kambra Meyer, a 20-year resident of Asheville, North Carolina, spoke to a freelance reporter five days after tropical storms hit the area, stemming from the third-deadliest hurricane in U.S. mainland history, Helene. Only Katrina in 2005 and Camille in 1969 caused more devastation and claimed more lives. As of Oct. 2, at least 162 people are reported dead in six southeastern states, with expectations that the death toll will certainly rise as...
Hartford businesses look to rebuild after storm, flooding damage small tourist town
COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The small town of Hartford suffer severe damage after storms and flooding from Hurricane Helene. Hartford sits on the Pigeon River near the North Carolina-Tennessee border. The town is mostly made up of rafting companies and their employees, meaning the town relies heavily on tourism. “Primarily it’s all rafting for us. […]
Biden calls climate change deniers ‘brain dead,’ warns storms will get worse
President Biden on Wednesday criticized climate change deniers and warned that storms will get worse, after he surveyed damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Biden took an aerial tour of Asheville, N.C., and then traveled to Raleigh for a briefing on hurricane relief efforts alongside Gov. Roy Cooper (D), during which he bashed those skeptical of…
Hoosier Man Describes Dire Situation in NC, ‘People Helping People’
INDIANAPOLIS — A Hoosier man says the damage in Western North Carolina is hard to believe. His daughter lives in Spruce Pine, a small town about 40 miles northeast of Asheville, which Hurricane Helene hard hit. “They’ve got one place they can get to where they link up and get communication in and out,” said […] The post Hoosier Man Describes Dire Situation in NC, ‘People Helping People’ appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM. The post Hoosier Man Describes Dire Situation in NC, ‘People Helping People’ appeared first on Hot 100.9.
Asheville Is a Renowned Live Music Town. Helene’s Floods Devastated Its Venues
Early last Friday morning, Lance Mills was awakened by his son telling him the Swannanoa River in their backyard was coming over its banks. In just a few hours, their home in the small community of Swannanoa, located between Asheville and Black Mountain, North Carolina, would be flooded.MJ Lenderman Postpones Tour Kickoff Due to Hurricane Helene Devastation “I didn’t realize they had issued an evacuation order for our area,” Mills tells Rolling Stone. “By 9 a.m. it was no longer safe for us to drive out. We had to shelter in place.” A longtime area musician and singer-songwriter, Mills and his...
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