Helene’s death toll reaches 232 as one decimated North Carolina town still awaits FEMA help
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has risen to approximately 232 people, with hundreds still missing, and numbers expected to rise as recovery efforts continue, especially in the hardest hit
A North Carolina mountain town is wrecked by Hurricane Helene
After Hurricane Helene, residents of Swannanoa, a mountain town in North Carolina, return to flattened homes, impassable roads and raw emotions.
After Helene's destruction, North Carolina starts to rebuild
When Hurricane Helene roared over the mountains before dawn last week, it brought a maelstrom of water that rose to the mailbox of Shelby Holzhauser's little white house on the banks of the Swannanoa River.
Western North Carolina communities hope for ‘some sort of lifeline’ after Helene damage
The situation is dire. Many North Carolina communities haven’t had fresh water, internet or cell service for multiple days.
In North Carolina, there was before Helene. This is the after.
A hundred years from now, they will be talking about this flood,” said one resident in Western North Carolina, where the extent of the disaster is only beginning to emerge.
Inside a North Carolina Mountain Town That Hurricane Helene Nearly Wiped off the Map
Nearly 400 miles from where Hurricane Helene made landfall, the North Carolina mountain hamlet of Chimney Rock Village has been all but wiped off the map
Tillis says Helene damage in North Carolina "is more like Katrina"
Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said more resources are needed in parts of the state hit hardest by Hurricane Helene.
What fueled Helene and caused so much devastation in North C
What fueled Helene and caused so much devastation in North Carolina
Voters in North Carolina and Georgia have bigger problems than politics. Helene changed everything
Residents in North Carolina’s Watauga County are focused on survival rather than politics after Hurricane Helene ravaged much of the western part of the state
Here’s how Asheville and North Carolinians are showing up for each other after Helene
Helene pummeled western North Carolina, many people have moved to offer a glimpse of hope to displaced residents.
Helene destroyed their North Carolina campground, but they're staying put
On the website of the Mountain River Family Campground, old customers and total strangers began reserving campsites, leaving comments like, "I know we can't come."
Nonprofits, volunteers to remain in hard-hit Swannanoa to help Helene recovery
Organizations nationwide continue to aid Western North Carolina after Helene's aftermath. Individual groups andnonprofits ...
House swept away amid devastating flooding in North Carolina's Swannanoa River
The death toll after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S. Southeast has reached at least 133. Video ...
Still no cell service in much of battered western NC. Why is it so tough to fix?
It is unacceptable and disgusting that in our time of need, cellular service for the entire region is blocked out,” said one ...
River levels in WNC: Flooding recorded at French Broad, Swannanoa; rivers still rising
Evacuation orders have been issued for several areas near flooded rivers in Buncombe County and surrounding areas, as record ...
'That all cuts pretty deep' || Swannanoa community reflects on damage made from Hurricane Helene
One of the residents, who is pregnant, said she was stuck in her house for over 12 hours sitting in a mixture of water and ...
After Helene, can NC businesses and tourist sites restore ‘the magic of Asheville’?
Hurricane Helene raged through western North Carolina, destroying homes, local businesses and thriving tourist areas from Asheville to the town of Chimney Rock.
Tropical Storm Helene: Mandatory evacuation order for areas along Swannanoa River
Buncombe County has issued a mandatory evacuation order for residents along the Swannanoa River from the North Fork Reservoir ...
Asheville woman, 28, among dead, 'washed away' in Swannanoa River during Helene, mom says
Colette Zoobi said her daughter's Riverview Apartment building was lost as rescue workers tried to save residents.