Tag: hurricane
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Tennessee investigating plastics factory after workers trapped by Hurricane Helene floods died, went missing
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the state’s criminal investigation agency, said Wednesday it is looking into allegations against an Erwin plastics factory where several workers died and some went missing after they were swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene. “At the request of 1st Judicial District Attorney General Steve Finney, TBI agents are investigating…
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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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With Hurricane Helene disrupting travel, here’s what fliers need to know
As the Southeast U.S. recovers in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s destruction, consumers looking to change their air travel plans to or from affected areas without taking a financial hit may be out of luck, experts said. “The big-picture issue that happens in U.S. air travel: When there is a significant disruption, air passengers have very, very…
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Hurricane Helene aftermath and Israeli ground operation in Lebanon: Morning Rundown
Residents in Asheville, North Carolina, criticize what they see as the city’s lack of preparedness for Helene’s destruction. Israel launches a ground operation in Lebanon. And vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz are set to debate. Here’s what to know today. North Carolina residents raise questions over disaster response North Carolina residents are…
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The science behind how a Florida hurricane ravaged North Carolina
Two walnut trees, taller than 100 feet, fell a few dozen feet from Godfrey’s home. Another tree crunched a neighbor’s car. Communication systems have also fared worse than Godfrey expected. “We have no idea what’s going on out there,” Godfrey said in a phone interview during a visit to a weather station he manages at…
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In the wake of Hurricane Helene, questions emerge about government warnings and response
Spokespeople for the city and Buncombe County, which includes Asheville, didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment about residents’ criticisms. Cooper said at a news conference Monday that people are working nonstop to provide food, water and help. He said flooding and continuously rising rivers have prevented first responders from entering some communities. At a…
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A hurricane, an intensifying war and a looming strike present a battery of new crises for Harris
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are scrambling to revise travel plans and tactics as they face a real-time test of how they cope with unexpected crises: a trifecta of life-threatening weather, a war, and a looming dockworker strike that could drive up prices. Harris’s challenge is to shape a government…
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Internet and phone outages cut Hurricane Helene victims off from the world
Some of the victims of Hurricane Helene are cut off from the outside world. Beyond collapsed roads and bridges, many affected areas, especially in western North Carolina, have experienced severe to total communications blackouts, as cell towers and internet services are down from the hurricane and subsequent flooding, power outages and landslides. Edward Hinson, the…
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Hurricane Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees. Some are among the missing, dead.
Families began learning the grim news Monday that their loved ones were among the workers who did not survive when floodwaters from Hurricane Helene trapped them at a eastern Tennessee plastics factory. Family members, some of whom had gotten frantic video phone calls from their loved ones as the waters swelled, were learning the fate…