Tag: hurricane
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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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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…
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Search for survivors ongoing following Hurricane Helene’s devastation
Days after Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast and killed more than 100 people in six states, the search for survivors continued Monday as dozens of people across multiple states remained missing. Though Helene first made landfall Thursday in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, its devastation has spread much farther. North Carolina accounted for the…
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Hurricane Helene scrambles mail and early voting plans in North Carolina
Hurricane Helene has caused significant disruptions for election officials in North Carolina and across the southeastern U.S., scrambling preparations for early and mail voting that have been in the works for months. In western North Carolina, one of the areas hit hardest by the storm, election officials were working Monday to evaluate what changes needed…
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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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Hurricane Helene leaves Georgia community in ruins as families brace for long power outages
VALDOSTA, Ga. — Fear lingers in this hard-hit city, where trees toppled onto houses and several downtown buildings were destroyed. Anxious families worry their community could be without power for weeks in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Valdosta residents seeking bottled water, ice, tarps and food passed through an ever-growing line of cars Saturday morning…