How Helene devastated western North Carolina and left …
Oct 6, 2024 · A week after Hurricane Helene roared through, the smell of death overpowers the cool mountain air over the isolated twisting roads of devastated rural western North Carolina.
Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina - Wikipedia
North Carolina was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, primarily in its western Appalachian region, causing at least 104 reported deaths and significant destruction of infrastructure and residential areas across several settlements. [1] .
Federal block grants of $1.65B awarded to North Carolina …
Jan 8, 2025 · North Carolina governments are receiving over $1.65 billion in federal block grant money to help address historic levels of damage caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.
Helene's impact on North Carolina, by the numbers - The Citizen …
Oct 13, 2024 · Tropical Storm Helene brought unprecedented destruction to Western North Carolina and while calculations about the full extent of the damage are ongoing, some preliminary numbers give...
After Helene's floods, North Carolina tries to tame trauma's
Jan 8, 2025 · More than 200 people died in Hurricane Helene — roughly half of them in North Carolina — and hundreds of thousands more were displaced. In North Carolina, 27 counties were designated...
Ground Truth - The Facts of the Helene Response - NC DPS
The state, in close collaboration with local law enforcement, has been managing missing and unaccounted for cases since Hurricane Helene impacted Western North Carolina. There are reports online of people living in tents in Haywood County and in the Clyde Community.
Helene Update: North Carolina Faces 'Most Significant
Sep 28, 2024 · Helene has torn through the Southeast, killing more than four dozen people, in what a North Carolina county official called the "most significant natural disaster" the region has experienced...
Search crews wade through communities ‘wiped off the map’ by Helene …
Oct 2, 2024 · SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — 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.
How NC counts death toll from Hurricane Helene, disasters
3 days ago · The list of North Carolina’s 104 confirmed casualties from Helene includes a South Carolina woman who was injured near her home but died in a hospital in Gastonia, and it omits a North Carolina ...
North Carolina devasatation as Hurricane Helene claims 116 lives …
Sep 30, 2024 · Massive storm Helene has left a trail of devastation across six states in the south-east US, destroying communities and claiming more than 116 lives. The mountainous region of western North...