Helene top stories
Gerard Albert III
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Blue Ridge Public Radio
Initial impacts from Helene — which hit the Carolinas as a tropical storm — are over. Emergency workers toiled around the clock to clear roads, restore power and phone service, and reach people stranded by the storm, which killed at least 133 people across the Southeast, a toll expected to rise.
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NC Gov. Office
Helene brought catastrophic damage to scores of roads in western North Carolina. This map, maintained by the N.C. Department of Transportation, tracks the current status of road closures.
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More than 1,500 homeowners are still waiting for help from a state program to repair or rebuild houses damaged in hurricanes Matthew and Florence. The program says it could soon run out of money if more funding isn’t allocated. -
The North Carolina Department of Transportation says it aims to have one lane open in each direction by Jan. 1. -
In the North Carolina mountains, the VA is making house calls to veterans still isolated from HeleneMore than a month after Helene, the Asheville VA Medical Center is still sending teams out to check on thousands of military veterans in western North Carolina. Many have serious health problems and are isolated and having trouble getting around. -
Helene destroyed farmers' land, crops and equipment. In Henderson County, widely known for its apple farms, damages could reach up to $50 million for the county’s 450 farms.
