Tag: crews
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River raft guides form rescue crews after Hurricane Helene
Hampton, an experienced river guide and volunteer firefighter, said he’d never done rescues in floodwaters this dangerous before. The French Broad normally runs at about 2,000 cubic feet per second this time of year, he estimated. That’s already fast, but in the storm’s immediate aftermath, its discharge was literally off the chart maintained by the…
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North Carolina reels from Hurricam Helene’s devastation as crews rush to deliver aid
Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina over the weekend, leaving behind a trail of death and devastation. At least 44 people were killed across the state, most in a mountainous county where the storm triggered monstrous flooding, engulfed homes, demolished businesses and cut off power to thousands. North Carolina emergency crews were racing Monday to…