Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
3 months, 1 week ago

Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

Hindustan Times  

By Jonathan Allen and Andrew Hay Massive search and rescue operation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} -North Carolina was a "post-apocalyptic" landscape on Monday in the wake of Helene, with hundreds of people still cut off from communications and unaccounted for amid flooded roads and a lack of basic services. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Throughout North Carolina, some 300 roads were closed, more than 7,000 people registered for U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance, and the National Guard was flying 1,000 tons of food and water to remote areas by plane and helicopter, officials told the news briefing. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} In North Carolina's mountainous Buncombe County, which includes the tourist destination of Asheville, 35 people have died, the county sheriff said at a news briefing. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper took an aerial tour of the damage and said "significant resources" would be needed in the short and long term.

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New North Carolina governor issues orders on private road repairs, housing after Helene
1 week, 1 day ago

New North Carolina governor issues orders on private road repairs, housing after Helene

Live Mint  

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — New North Carolina Gov. Stein, who took his oath of office on Wednesday to succeed fellow Democrat Roy Cooper, traveled to Asheville and — with legislators and officials from both parties behind him — announced he had signed five executive orders related to the historic flooding in late September in western North Carolina. More than 12,000 western …

New North Carolina governor issues orders on private road repairs, housing after Helene
1 week, 1 day ago

New North Carolina governor issues orders on private road repairs, housing after Helene

Associated Press  

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — New North Carolina Gov. More than 12,000 western North Carolinians are displaced from their homes due to Helene, which also caused significant damage to more than 8,000 private roads and bridges, Stein’s orders said. “Western North Carolina — I want you to know that I hear you.” Another Stein order creates a new Governor’s Recovery Office for …

Vance tells residents in hurricane-stricken North Carolina that they haven’t been forgotten
1 month ago

Vance tells residents in hurricane-stricken North Carolina that they haven’t been forgotten

Associated Press  

FAIRVIEW, N.C. — Vice President-elect JD Vance on Friday assured residents of western North Carolina still cleaning up from Hurricane Helene that they haven’t been forgotten as he surveyed storm wreckage and talked to first responders in one of his first public appearances since the election. “My simple message to the people of Appalachia is that we haven’t forgotten you …

‘Avalanche’ of evictions about to hit North Carolina in long aftermath of Hurricane Helene
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Avalanche’ of evictions about to hit North Carolina in long aftermath of Hurricane Helene

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hurricane Helene hammered the southeast at the end of September, killing at least 62 people, …

Western North Carolina’s water system is finally back online after Helene
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Western North Carolina’s water system is finally back online after Helene

Associated Press  

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina were allowed to drink and bathe using water from their home faucets on Monday, nearly two months after Hurricane Helene destroyed much of the local water system. Clay Chandler, a spokesman for the city of Asheville’s Water Resources Department, said at a briefing Monday that water tests “were all …

Hurricane Helene caused big losses for North Carolina's fall tourism industry
2 months ago

Hurricane Helene caused big losses for North Carolina's fall tourism industry

NPR  

Hurricane Helene caused big losses for North Carolina's fall tourism industry Tourists stayed away from western North Carolina this year after Helene swept through the area, and towns that depend on leaf lookers are bracing for big losses. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Western North Carolina continues to struggle after being hit by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. Compounding the losses is …

Helene damages in North Carolina total $53 billion, Cooper says
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Helene damages in North Carolina total $53 billion, Cooper says

Raw Story  

North Carolina suffered an estimated $53.6 billion in damages from Hurricane Helene, Gov. Cooper is asking lawmakers to approve $3.9 billion in state aid, calling it a “down payment on western North Carolina’s future” as communities in the mountains dig out of a disaster that killed 96 North Carolinians and destroyed thousands of homes, miles of roads and dozens of …

North Carolina lawmakers convene again to address Hurricane Helene's billions in damages
2 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina lawmakers convene again to address Hurricane Helene's billions in damages

The Independent  

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Hurricane Helene: $53bn in damages, but relief bill falls short
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene: $53bn in damages, but relief bill falls short

Al Jazeera  

Hurricane Helene has caused significant damage in North Carolina, with an estimated $53bn in damages and recovery needs. The state's lawmakers have passed almost $900m in disaster relief, but they say that is only a preliminary figure as the final bill is still being calculated. The state's previous record for storm damage was $17bn from Hurricane Florence, which struck eastern …

North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B
2 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B

NPR  

North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP RALEIGH, N.C. — The catastrophic flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina likely caused at least a record $53 billion in damages and recovery needs, Gov. Cooper told reporters the state's previous record for storm damage was $17 billion from Hurricane …

What to know about Biltmore Estate reopening after Hurricane Helene
2 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know about Biltmore Estate reopening after Hurricane Helene

The Independent  

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Hurricane and Rollercoaster Politics: North Carolina Battleground Grabs National Attention
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane and Rollercoaster Politics: North Carolina Battleground Grabs National Attention

Associated Press  

In North Carolina, the presidential race is playing out alongside a rollercoaster governor's race. Both the Harris and Trump campaigns are ramping up their activity after the storm, with Trump planning three stops in the state. However, the Republican-dominated GOP has seen its campaign collapse amid multiple controversies, potentially splintering GOP unity. In a state with a history of split-ticket …

Nearly 90 people in North Carolina are still missing weeks after devastating Hurricane Helene
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nearly 90 people in North Carolina are still missing weeks after devastating Hurricane Helene

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly 90 people remain …

Armed Group Harasses Hurricane Relief Workers in Tennessee Town
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Armed Group Harasses Hurricane Relief Workers in Tennessee Town

Associated Press  

Witnesses reported an armed group harassing hurricane relief workers in a small Tennessee town. No arrests were made, but authorities set up a 24-hour command post in Elk Mills due to the incident. The region is still largely cut off from the rest of the state because Helene damaged and destroyed many bridges and roads.

Why North Carolinians probably won’t take the federal buyouts after Hurricane Helene
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why North Carolinians probably won’t take the federal buyouts after Hurricane Helene

Politico  

“There was a western North Carolina that existed before this and there’s the one that comes after,” Smathers said in an interview. There’s not many other places nearby for people to go, he said, since Helene brought “apocalyptic” damage to all corners of western North Carolina, where housing affordability is a top concern. “There was a western North Carolina that …

DeSantis praises Milton recovery efforts as rising flood waters persist in Florida
2 months, 3 weeks ago

DeSantis praises Milton recovery efforts as rising flood waters persist in Florida

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday praised Hurricane Milton recovery efforts, …

FEMA workers change some hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after receiving threats
2 months, 4 weeks ago

FEMA workers change some hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after receiving threats

LA Times  

FEMA employee Jirau Alvaro collects information about damage to Daniel Mancini’s property in rural Buncombe County, near Black Mountain, N.C., on Oct. 6. Federal disaster workers paused and then changed some of their hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina, including abandoning door-to-door visits, after receiving threats that they could be targeted by a militia, officials said, as the government response to …

Eleven members of same North Carolina family killed in Hurricane Helene landslide
3 months ago

Eleven members of same North Carolina family killed in Hurricane Helene landslide

Daily Mail  

A North Carolina man is grieving the loss of 11 family members who were tragically killed in a landslide caused by Hurricane Helene. Jesse Craig, 35, of Fletcher, has been left reeling after his parents, aunts and uncles, great aunt and uncles, and cousins died in an area of Fairview colloquially known as 'Craigtown,' as the family has lived there …

No Hurricane Will Make Rich People Leave Florida
55 years ago

No Hurricane Will Make Rich People Leave Florida

Slate  

It has been two weeks since the Tampa Bay area experienced what the Tampa Bay Times called its “worst hurricane in a century,” when Hurricane Helene made landfall up the Florida coast. The factors pushing landlords toward a richer slice of the market included “high costs, inadequate or difficult access to recovery resources, and strong market incentives to redevelop existing …

A U.S. climate scientist sees hurricane Helene's devastation firsthand
3 months ago

A U.S. climate scientist sees hurricane Helene's devastation firsthand

Raw Story  

Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home. But when Hurricane Helene hit the American climate scientist's hometown in North Carolina and flooded several of his friends' homes, the shocking experience made him rethink his research priorities. As another major hurricane, Milton, was barreling toward Florida, a study released Wednesday by the respected World …

Florida twice as likely to be hit by hurricanes like Helene thanks to climate crisis
3 months ago

Florida twice as likely to be hit by hurricanes like Helene thanks to climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists also found that Hurricane Helene’s wind speeds were 11 per cent stronger and its rainfall totals were 10 …

Moment Florida meteorologist breaks down live on air while reporting on Hurricane Milton
3 months ago

Moment Florida meteorologist breaks down live on air while reporting on Hurricane Milton

The Independent  

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Column: Trump’s storm recovery lies aren’t just a political disaster. They’re dangerous
3 months ago

Column: Trump’s storm recovery lies aren’t just a political disaster. They’re dangerous

LA Times  

Homes are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Chimney Rock Village, N.C. You can’t always predict the weather, but you can predict the politics that accompany major weather events. She said in another interview with CNN that the former president’s claims that the agency lacks on-the-ground personnel in states hit hardest by Hurricane Helene were “completely false,” and …

Ron DeSantis ‘refused to take calls’ from Kamala Harris on hurricane relief
3 months ago

Ron DeSantis ‘refused to take calls’ from Kamala Harris on hurricane relief

The Independent  

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Death Toll From Hurricane Helene Rises To 227 As Grim Task Of Recovering Bodies Continues
3 months ago

Death Toll From Hurricane Helene Rises To 227 As Grim Task Of Recovering Bodies Continues

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING FRANKFORT, Ky. — The death toll from Hurricane Helene inched up to 227 on Saturday as the grim task of recovering bodies continued more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the Southeast and killed people in six states. Debris left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is cleared Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Del Rio, …

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states
3 months ago

How Hurricane Helene could swing the election after storm battered two crucial swing states

Daily Mail  

Hurricane Helene, which tore through the southeastern United States and took more than 185 lives, may also effect this year's presidential election. Hurricane Helene, which tore through North Carolina and Georgia and took more than 185 lives, may effect this year's presidential election It particularly devastated heavily Republican areas of the two states, giving Vice President Kamala Harris a potential …

A volunteer recovery effort is underway to reach isolated communities in North Carolina
3 months ago

A volunteer recovery effort is underway to reach isolated communities in North Carolina

NPR  

A volunteer recovery effort is underway to reach isolated communities in North Carolina To reach isolated communities in western North Carolina, officials rely on volunteers to rescue people and deliver aid. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Hurricane Helene knocked out power and cell coverage in western North Carolina and left many roads impassable. Zachary Turner from member station WFAE brings us this …

North Carolina Republican Pleads To End Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories On Helene Disaster Relief
3 months ago

North Carolina Republican Pleads To End Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories On Helene Disaster Relief

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A Republican senator in the North Carolina legislature has issued a public plea for people to stop spreading conspiracy theories about the disaster recovery efforts in areas ravaged by flooding from Hurricane Helene. In a Thursday afternoon Facebook post, state Sen. Kevin Corbin, who represents the state’s westernmost area, asked his followers for a favor: “Will you …

Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn't have to die
3 months ago

Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn't have to die

The Independent  

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Sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’ as search for Helene’s victims drags into second week
3 months, 1 week ago

Sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’ as search for Helene’s victims drags into second week

LA Times  

Dominick Gucciardo walks to his home in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Pensacola, N.C. “We know these are hard times, but please know we’re coming,” Sheriff Quentin Miller of Buncombe County, N.C., said at a Thursday evening news briefing. “We’re coming to get you.” With at least 215 killed, Helene is the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. …

'Republicans are frauds': Reporter shreds Trump over hurricane relief 'lies'
3 months, 1 week ago

'Republicans are frauds': Reporter shreds Trump over hurricane relief 'lies'

Raw Story  

A North Carolina-based reporter blasted former President Donald Trump on Thursday and said he has "lied" about Hurricane Helene relief efforts even as many are dead, dying or missing, and before communities even began to pick up the pieces. Despite the extensive work of both FEMA and the National Guard to help the six affected states from Florida to Virginia, …

Traumatized hurricane survivors are found standing in chest-deep water inside North Carolina home
3 months, 1 week ago

Traumatized hurricane survivors are found standing in chest-deep water inside North Carolina home

Daily Mail  

Distressing footage shows a group of Hurricane Helene survivors standing chest-deep in water inside a trashed house while awaiting rescue. The grim tally was pushed up after officials in Georgia and North Carolina updated their figures, making Helene the deadliest storm since Hurricane Katrina battered Louisiana in 2005. Cars sit submerged in a flooded area at a used tire dealer …

Hurricane Helene death toll passes 200 across the six states most devastated by the storm
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene death toll passes 200 across the six states most devastated by the storm

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death toll from Hurricane Helene has exceeded 200 across six states, as clean-up and …

Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene
3 months, 1 week ago

Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene

LA Times  

Sarah Vekasi is a potter who runs a store in Black Mountain, N.C., called Sarah Sunshine Pottery, named after her normally bubbly personality. “I’m going to stay as long as I feel like I’m being useful,” Sullivan said. “So we’re bringing them food and water, but also just bringing them a smile and a prayer with them just to give …

Hurricane Helene is deadliest storm since Katrina as fatalities reach 182
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene is deadliest storm since Katrina as fatalities reach 182

The Independent  

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Cadaver dogs search for bodies in Hurricane Helene aftermath as death toll rises
3 months, 1 week ago

Cadaver dogs search for bodies in Hurricane Helene aftermath as death toll rises

Daily Mail  

Cadaver dogs have joined the search for more victims of Hurricane Helene after the death toll surpassed 160 - making it one of the country’s deadliest storms in history. Cadaver dogs have joined the search for more victims of Hurricane Helene after the death toll surpassed 160 Search crews and cadaver dogs made their way through the knee-deep mud and …

Biden deploys 1,000 TROOPS to deal with the devastation of Hurricane Helene
3 months, 1 week ago

Biden deploys 1,000 TROOPS to deal with the devastation of Hurricane Helene

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden is sending 1,000 active-duty soldiers to North Carolina to help with the response to Hurricane Helene, the White House announced. They will join hundreds of North Carolina National Guard members deployed under State authorities in support of the response,' Biden said in a statement. President Joe Biden prepares to see the damage from Hurricane Helene, wearing brown …

How Hurricane Helene could have an impact on the 2024 election
3 months, 1 week ago

How Hurricane Helene could have an impact on the 2024 election

Daily Mail  

This is the map that shows in shades of red and blue how Hurricane Helene could have a decisive impact on voting in areas of North Carolina that will decide the 2024 election. And others in south-eastern Georgia and north-western North Carolina are among the swingiest, showing how even a small impact on turnout could have an outsize effect. Andy …

How the fallout from Hurricane Helene could have a dramatic impact on the 2024 presidential election
3 months, 1 week ago

How the fallout from Hurricane Helene could have a dramatic impact on the 2024 presidential election

Daily Mail  

This is the map that shows in shades of red and blue how Hurricane Helene could have a decisive impact on voting in areas of North Carolina that will decide the 2024 election. North Carolina is shown by the yellow boundary, and the counties ringed in red are the ones in the north-west of the state that bore the brunt …

Biden estimates recovery could cost billions ahead of visit to Helene-raved Carolinas
3 months, 1 week ago

Biden estimates recovery could cost billions ahead of visit to Helene-raved Carolinas

The Independent  

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Volunteer organizations fan out in Helene recovery efforts
3 months, 1 week ago

Volunteer organizations fan out in Helene recovery efforts

NPR  

Volunteer organizations fan out in Helene recovery efforts In the southeastern states hit by Hurricane Helene, FEMA is coordinating the federal government recovery effort and a grassroots network of neighbors and volunteers are helping each other. SHAPIRO: At the bottom tier, there's a grassroots recovery effort, neighbors helping neighbors, like Turbo Tetterton of Asheville, N.C., who finally got online after …

Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states
3 months, 1 week ago

Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states

NPR  

Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP AUGUSTA, Ga. — Vice President Harris took a pause from the campaign trail on Wednesday to visit a neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Helene where more than half of residents don't have power and many don't have running water, consoling a woman who she …

Family members post desperate Facebook messages as hundreds remain missing from Helene
3 months, 1 week ago

Family members post desperate Facebook messages as hundreds remain missing from Helene

The Independent  

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Hurricane Helene's victims include first responders who died helping others
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene's victims include first responders who died helping others

The Independent  

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Days after Hurricane Helene a powerless mess remains in the Southeast
3 months, 1 week ago

Days after Hurricane Helene a powerless mess remains in the Southeast

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Helene was a tree and power …

Helene’s Swath Of Destruction Could Include An Unexpected Casualty — Voting
3 months, 1 week ago

Helene’s Swath Of Destruction Could Include An Unexpected Casualty — Voting

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction as it moved across a string of Southern U.S. states last week, with an untold amount of property damage and at least 100 people dead. “Over the course of the last year, election officials across the country have raised serious questions about processing facility operations, lost or delayed election mail, …

Hurricane Helene Is Already “Apocalyptic.” It’s Going to Get Worse.
3 months, 1 week ago

Hurricane Helene Is Already “Apocalyptic.” It’s Going to Get Worse.

Slate  

We haven’t seen a disaster like this in years. Those stuck in the “apocalyptic” scenes in Asheville, North Carolina, may not have clean water readily available for weeks, a grim outcome for a noncoastal city once recognized as a “climate haven.” Here’s what we know about why Hurricane Helene’s damage was so extensive, what conditions are like on the ground, …

Search Crews With Cadaver Dogs Wade Through Muck Of Communities ‘Wiped Off The Map’ By Helene
3 months, 1 week ago

Search Crews With Cadaver Dogs Wade Through Muck Of Communities ‘Wiped Off The Map’ By Helene

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SWANNANOA, N.C. — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for more victims of Hurricane Helene days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast. “Communities were wiped off the map,” North Carolina’s governor, Roy Cooper, said at a …

Moment Hurricane Helene floods swept away missing middle school teacher's home with her inside, as death toll surges
3 months, 1 week ago

Moment Hurricane Helene floods swept away missing middle school teacher's home with her inside, as death toll surges

Daily Mail  

A North Carolina middle school teacher's home was snapped being swept away with her inside during the Hurricane Helene chaos which has killed at least 130. Residents who have been separated from the center of town by a washed-out road, discuss their experiences in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina Ron Grindstaff, …

Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130
3 months, 1 week ago

Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130

The Independent  

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