Tag: Helene
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In Asheville, high school seniors make key life choices under the stress of Helene recovery
But even with classes resuming, uncertainty remains for Cohen and others. He had planned to graduate early, partly to recover from hip surgery scheduled in December. That’s still the general plan, Cohen said, but he’s unsure if the timeline will change. Helene’s impact complicates college applications One of Max Schantz’ first concerns was a college…
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Chimney Rock, North Carolina picks up the pieces after Helene
In all, O’Leary said, 15 businesses were destroyed and 26 more were damaged. On the south side of town, 15 homes were obliterated and 14 more were damaged. Five bridges, including a footbridge, were razed. Three miles of Main Street, which is also known as U.S. Highway 64/74, were completely torn apart. And all this…
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Long before Helene, IV fluid shortages plagued hospitals
Years before Hurricane Helene shut down a critical intravenous fluid facility in North Carolina, sparking concerns in hospitals across the country, many common IV fluids were already in short supply in the U.S. Saline solution, a mixture of sodium chloride and water, has been in shortage since 2018, according to the Food and Drug Administration’s…
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Asheville, North Carolina, schools plan to reopen a month after Helene hit, but challenges remain
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — When schools here reopen for the first time since Hurricane Helene unleashed a frightening deluge on western North Carolina, teachers won’t simply pick up where they left off in their lesson plans. They’ll also provide a space for students to discuss the life-altering effect the storm had on their region. While all…
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Asheville musicians rally after Helene but fear losing an audience
Last Tuesday, Kenny Clark packed his three dogs and 20 guitars into the back of his car and headed west to Nashville, Tennessee, where he planned to raffle off the instruments for hurricane relief. “We had these couple days of overwhelming sadness and anxiety and confusion and wanting to help and not knowing what we…
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Small Business Administration disaster loan program exhausts funds after Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON — The Small Business Administration said on Tuesday it has exhausted funds for its disaster loan program following increased demand from Hurricane Helene, with Congress being in recess. “Until Congress appropriates additional funds, the SBA is pausing new loan offers for its direct, low-interest, long-term loans to disaster survivors,” the SBA said in a statement.…
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92 people still missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, governor says
At least 92 people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina as first responders still sort through the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, weeks after the storm devastated the western part of the state. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper provided the update at a Tuesday press conference alongside officials from the state’s emergency management, the National…
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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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Hurricane Helene rips apart N.C. farm that feeds 1,500 people in a food desert each week
The Rev. Richard Joyner ventured down to his small community farm in Conetoe, North Carolina, after the deadly Hurricane Helene ripped through six states before it dissipated late last month. Joyner, 71, is used to flooding brought on by extreme weather in the hurricane-prone state. But this time was different. He has seen areas of…
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Hurricane Helene upends Trump and Harris’ plans for North Carolina
The unprecedented destruction Hurricane Helene has wreaked on western North Carolina could take months, if not years, to rebuild. Entire communities are destroyed, and scores of residents are displaced. With the presidential election in less than 26 days, both parties are scrambling to contend with the unpredictable political fallout. For Vice President Kamala Harris, who…