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‘The power of water.’ How Helene devastated western North Carolina and left communities in ruins

A week after Helene, the smell of death overpowers the cool mountain air over the isolated twisting roads of devastated rural western North Carolina.

Raleigh News & Observer · 7h

Tropical Storm Helene closed the most famous road in Western North Carolina

The National Park Service has reopened U.S. 441, also known as Newfound Gap Road, which runs through Great Smoky Mountains National Park between Cherokee, North Carolina, and Gatlinburg, Tennessee. As on the parkway, commercial vehicles are prohibited on U.S. 441 through the park.

POLITICO on MSN · 1h

Inside the North Carolina mountain town that Hurricane Helene nearly wiped off the map

In just a matter of minutes, nature undid most of what it has taken humans 125 years to build in Chimney Rock.

Helene Death Toll Reaches 225

The Associated Press on MSN · 4h

Death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to 227 as grim task of recovering bodies continues

The death toll from Hurricane Helene has inched up to 227 as the grim task of recovering bodies continues more than a week after the monster storm ravaged the U.S. Southeast

CNN on MSN · 12h

Helene death toll rises to at least 227 across 6 states

The death toll from Helene has risen to at least 225 across six states, according to CNN’s tally, after seven more deaths were announced Saturday in North Carolina.

USA TODAY on MSN · 11h

Helene costs may top $30 billion; death toll increases again: Updates

More than 200 people have died in Helene’s path, making it one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit in the mainland U.S. since 1950.

Misinformation and hoaxes hinder Helene recovery

The Associated Press on MSN · 16h

After the deluge, the lies: Misinformation and hoaxes about Helene cloud the recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) — The facts emerging from Hurricane Helene’s destruction are heartrending: Businesses and homes destroyed, whole communities nearly wiped out, hundreds of lives lost, hundreds of people missing.

Christian Science Monitor · 12h

Misinformation from Trump, far-right hampers Helene recovery efforts

Donald Trump and others have spread claims suggesting officials are withholding assistance from Republican storm victims. And that's forcing public officials, including members of Mr. Trump's own party,

LA Times on MSN · 16h

After the deluge, the lies: Misinformation and hoaxes hinder Helene recovery

A tale straight from science fiction asserts that Washington used weather control technology to steer Helene toward Republican voters in order to tilt the presidential election. The claims, according to experts and local officials,

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Water Shortage After Helene Is a 'Public Health Emergency'

Local officials in one North Carolina county have advised residents to collect non-drinkable water from a local swimming pool ...

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Tennessee is investigating a plastics factory after Helene swept away its workers. Here’s what we know

The families of the 11 Tennessee plastics plant workers swept away by Hurricane Helene’s deadly floodwaters are demanding ...

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Helene live updates: Search and rescue efforts still underway in North Carolina

More than 4 million customers are waking up without power across the South Friday morning in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

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Helene slammed Asheville’s homeless community. Aftermath poses ‘insurmountable’ challenges

Homeless people and groups who work with them are scrambling to find out who survived Helene and help those in need.

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‘Here we go again.’ Floridians urged to prepare for another hurricane just days after Helene

Communities in Florida are preparing to get hit head-on by a potential Category 3 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico days after ...

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A Tennessee nurse and his dog died trying to save a man from floods driven by Hurricane Helene

As hurricane-fueled floodwaters surged into Tennessee's Nolichucky River, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and chocolate lab ...

AI ‘deepfakes’ of Hurricane Helene victims circulate on social media, ‘hurt real people’

In the wake of deadly Hurricane Helene, a deluge of misinformation has flooded the web, including two apparently doctored AI ...

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False claims about the federal response to Helene are an ominous sign for the coming election

False claims about the federal response to the historic devastation left by Hurricane Helene are spreading out of control on ...

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