Helene top stories
Gerard Albert III
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Blue Ridge Public Radio
Initial impacts from Helene 鈥� which hit the Carolinas as a tropical storm 鈥� 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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The upheaval caused by Helene has been exacerbated by the region's scant inventory of houses and its dearth of affordable rental options. -
North Carolina may soon receive much-needed federal dollars to help with disaster relief, contingent on negotiations related to a stopgap spending bill that Congress must pass before adjourning for the holidays. -
Fairwinds Aviation's initiative 鈥淥peration Toy Airdrop鈥� initiative is aimed at donating toys to hundreds of kids in need during the holiday season. -
An international humanitarian organization recently expanded efforts to help Spanish-speaking residents of the Alan Campos mobile home park in Swannanoa, N.C. recover from Helene's impact.
