Cat 4 hurricane Helene: Aftermath Reports from towns and resorts [MERGED]

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Helene wrecked their Western NC towns and homes. Then came the bees and fire ants

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article294016764.html

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Lineworkers Hike Through Miles Of Wilderness To Restore Power To Veteran's Hospital After Helene

Lineworkers Volunteer to Hike Through Miles of 'Rough Terrain' to Restore Power to Veterans Hospital After Helene

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, two lineworkers for an energy company spoke about the difficult but eventually successful task of restoring electrical power for a VA hospital in hard-hit western North Carolina.

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Asheville, North Carolina, schools plan to reopen a month after Helene hit, but challenges remain

Asheville, North Carolina, schools plan to reopen a month after Helene hit, but challenges remain

“We know our kids need to be in school with teachers,” said the city schools’ chief of staff. “They need to have a safe space.”

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Electoral battleground North
Carolina starts early in-person
voting while recovering from
Helene

Electoral battleground North Carolina starts early in-person voting while recovering from Helene

Early in-person voting is starting up in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina. That includes in the mountains, where some potential voters still lack power and clean running water after Hurricane Helene’s epic flooding last month.

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How crews are working to find North Carolina residents still missing after Helene

How crews are working to find North Carolina residents still missing after Helene

It has been nearly three weeks since Hurricane Helene began its devastating march across the Southeast, killing at least 230 people in six states. The storm’s most destructive impact was in western North Carolina, where entire communities were swept away and search crews continue to hunt for...

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Water back to majority of Asneville customers, but nigner elevations still waiting

Water back to majority of Asheville customers, but higher elevations still waiting • Asheville Watchdog

About 75 to 80 percent of Asheville’s water customers again have city water, albeit a non-potable variety that has sedimentation in it. At the Wednesday morning daily Helene briefing, Asheville Water Resources spokesperson Clay Chandler gave that estimate on restoration to the system’s 63,000...

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Biltmore Village business's
showroom display survives
Helene's historic flooding

Biltmore Village business's showroom display survives Helene's historic flooding

Helene's historic floods destroyed a Biltmore Village business, but at least one item remained intact, albeit a little muddy and out of place.

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These North Carolina Towns Are Open And Need Your Business

Hurricane Helene devastated much of Western North Carolina, but that doesn't mean the entire region is off-limits for travelers. Find out which towns are open for business and ready to welcome visitors.

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Couple survives Hurricane Helene by kayaking out of their flooded home with their pets

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We will rebuild' I-40 in Pigeon River Gorge, NCDOT tells Buttigieg. But
how?

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article294105204.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Funitedstates

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Helene's damage to North Carolina's Green River affects businesses that
depend on it

Helene’s damage to North Carolina’s Green River affects businesses that depend on it

In western North Carolina, tubing, rafting and kayaking shops are assessing whether the rivers will be safe enough to open by next Summer following the devastating damage from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.

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Tennessee dam that sparked fears of failure during Helene gets
inspection results

Tennessee dam that sparked fears of failure during Helene gets inspection results

Engineers with the Tennessee Valley Authority said Thursday that thorough inspections along the Nolichucky Dam using an underwater camera, laser measurements and drones have found that the dam structure has avoided any major damage.

www.foxweather.com

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Masters chief defiant after true scale of destruction laid bare at Augusta

Masters chief defiant after true scale of destruction laid bare at Augusta

Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley has confirmed the 2025 Masters will go ahead, despite extensive damage caused by Hurricane Helene.

www.golfmagic.com

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Biltmore Announces Reopening
Date And Plans For The Return
Of A Cherished Holiday Tradition

Biltmore Announces Reopening Date And Plans For The Return Of A Cherished Holiday Tradition

The team from the historic North Carolina landmark announced on social media that they will reopen on November 2.

www.southernliving.com

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Tennessee dam that sparked fears of failure during Helene gets
inspection results

Tennessee dam that sparked fears of failure during Helene gets inspection results

Engineers with the Tennessee Valley Authority said Thursday that thorough inspections along the Nolichucky Dam using an underwater camera, laser measurements and drones have found that the dam structure has avoided any major damage.

www.foxweather.com

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Beloved Blue Ridge Parkway resembles 1800s logging road after Helene, NC photos show

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article294284379.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fweather

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Tribes help tribes after natural disasters. Helene is no different.

Tribes help tribes after natural disasters. Helene is no different.

Tribal nations long ago learned to stitch together a patchwork of support to help each other cope with disasters like Hurricane Helene.

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MLB wants the Tampa Bay Rays to play in the area if hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field is unfit

MLB wants the Tampa Bay Rays to play in the area if hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field is unfit

The MLB hopes to find the Tampa Bay Rays a temporary home near their fanbase for the start of the 2025 season if their home field can't be repaired in time.

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Biltmore Village restaurant faces extensive rebuild after Helene flooding brought ceiling- high water

Biltmore Village restaurant faces extensive rebuild after Helene flooding brought ceiling-high water

The owners of the Corner Kitchen in Biltmore Village, a neighborhood in Asheville, North Carolina, are working to put the pieces back together after the restaurant was devastated by Hurricane Helene's flooding.

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Why isn't the media reporting on
thousands missing in Western NC? Because there's no proof.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather/hurricane/article294350149.html

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A homeless mayor and waterlogged downtown: Chimney Rock picks u the pieces after Helene

A homeless mayor and waterlogged downtown: Chimney Rock picks up the pieces after Helene

Much of the scenic North Carolina mountain town remains in ruins, but it is determined to rebuild.

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A friend of mine living on a lake posted that the river leaving the lake is now running backwards and is flooding the lake. The water is getting close enough to their house that they are preparing for it. If it reaches their house it will be the first time in the 25 years that they have lived there.

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How buying a real Christmas tree could aid western NC recovery

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Search for Hurricane Helene victims ends in North Carolina's hard-hit Buncombe County with 10 still missing: <Some we will never find'

Search for Hurricane Helene victims ends in North Carolina’s hard-hit Buncombe County with 10 still missing: ‘Some we will never find’

“There are going to be some people that we have lost in this storm that we will never find,” Ryan Cole told The Post.

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As Helene's immediate impacts
recede, a public health threat rises

As Helene’s immediate impacts recede, a public health threat rises • NC Newsline

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Each day at 10 in the morning, more than a dozen people gather outside Gold’s Gym just south of downtown Asheville, North Carolina. After organizing themselves into groups — Spanish speakers in one, for...

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