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Buncombe County confirmed death toll from Helene stands at 72
The death toll from Helene continues to climb. The Buncombe County sheriff says at least 72 people are confirmed dead from the storm in his county and that at least 200 people are missing there. Buncombe County is home to Asheville, one of the areas hardest hit by the storm. Water is flowing from the taps of some Asheville homes this morning. Blue Ridge Public Radio reports the Mills River plant serving south Asheville is pumping water, though residents must still boil the water before it’s consumed. But the two other plants serving Asheville have a long way to go.
#NCStrong: Local police deliver first supplies to Marshall, NC
MARSHALL — Dwight Cody and his wife, who live in Marshall, N.C., had not been able to reach their oldest daughter in a week by Thursday afternoon. That was just one piece of information Cody, 58, a volunteer firefighter, shared when a cadre of police officers from Spencer, Cleveland and Granite Quarry arrived at Cody’s […] The post #NCStrong: Local police deliver first supplies to Marshall, NC appeared first on Salisbury Post.
Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance
A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest storms to hit the mainland in recent history. The Category 4 storm that first struck Florida’s Gulf Coast on September...
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