Tag: damage
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Biden heads to Carolinas and Kamala Harris to Georgia to view Hurricane Helene damage
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to take separate tours on Wednesday of the catastrophic damage resulting from Hurricane Helene, from which at least 150 people have died. Biden is expected to visit North Carolina and South Carolina days after the storm swept through Florida and traveled north, causing damage as…
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Biden, Kamala Harris tour Hurricane Helene damage after VP debate with Vance, Walz
Share Biden heads to Carolinas and Harris to Georgia to view Hurricane Helene damage Biden and Harris are set to take separate tours today of the catastrophic damage resulting from Hurricane Helene, which caused the deaths of at least 150 people. Biden is expected to visit North Carolina and South Carolina, days after the storm…
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Southeast reels from deadly storm damage and heavy flooding
Share Power returns for some but many storm-hit communities are still in the dark Patrick SmithPatrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital. For many families waiting for the lights to come back on, the wait continues. More than 1.6 million energy customers are without power as of 4.30 a.m. ET…
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Biden to visit North Carolina to survey Hurricane Helene damage
President Joe Biden said Monday that he plans to visit North Carolina on Wednesday to survey the damage from Hurricane Helene. More than 100 people have died as a result of the hurricane, according to an NBC News tally. At least 40 people died in Western North Carolina’s Buncombe County, where the city of Asheville…
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Historic North Carolina village under water after devastating damage from Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. —A historic village in western North Carolina is under water after bearing the brunt of devastating flooding damage from Hurricane Helene. Tree branches, logs and a dumpster floated across Asheville’s Biltmore Village, renowned for being built and owned by a single individual. Water levels appeared to be several feet high and in some…
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Storm set to intensify and cause ‘catastrophic’ damage across Florida
Share Florida’s Big Bend braces for major hurricane impact Patrick SmithPatrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital. The Big Bend Coast is set for “catastrophic” wind damage, flash flooding from heavy rain, tornadoes and lethal storm surges, the National Weather Service office in Tallahassee warned early today. Damaging winds would…