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Asheville cut off from world; damage estimated $100B in South
Asheville and other parts of western North Carolina were cut off from the world on Saturday, with no roads open into or out of the most populous city in the region and electricity and cell towers limited or inoperable. Fatalities from the storm Helene in the South were more than five dozen, and the Buncombe County numbers – where Asheville is county seat – were not included due to trouble reaching next of kin, said the Emergency Services director. Nearby Spruce Pine collected 24 inches...
Multiple complaints of price gouging in western N.C. following Hurricane Helene
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Numerous price gouging complaints have been filed in western North Carolina following the impact of Hurricane Helene. Attorney General Josh Stein provided an update on Monday on those complaints stating The Department of Justice has received 64 complaints of alleged price gouging in western North Carolina. Most being about hotel […]
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