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Helene has become one of the deadliest hurricanes of the modern era
More than 300,000 homes were destroyed by the combination of Maria and Hurricane ... Hazel remains the strongest hurricane to make landfall in North Carolina. The storm came ashore close to ...
FEMA didn’t answer almost half the calls it received for disaster aid
Hurricanes Helene and Milton have left the Federal Emergency Management Agency struggling to handle phone calls from ...
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Chenango County Community Supports Hurricane Helene Relief
Hurricane Helene made landfall in North Carolina on September 26 as a Category 4 hurricane. According to the National Weather Service, a Category 4 hurricane is considered a major hurricane ...
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Volunteers bring solar power to North Carolina communities still lacking electricity after Hurricane Helene
North Carolina's death toll accounted for around ... They know the stakes are high after Heegaard volunteered in Puerto Rico, where Hurricane Maria's death toll rose to 3,000 as some mountain ...
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Major North Carolina Newspaper Slams Trump for Spreading 'Falsehoods' About Hurricane Helene Response
A leading North Carolina newspaper, “The Charlotte Observer”, has criticized former President Trump for spreading "falsehoods" about the response to Hurricane Helene. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes ...
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AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments
Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will benefit ... by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Back then, GiveDirectly enrolled people ...
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Heartbreaking: Hurricane Milton damage photos on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida
South Carolina and North Carolina − particularly Asheville, N.C. Hurricane Helene caused damage to Anna Maria Island, Florida, but Hurricane Milton was comparatively much worse. Below are photo ...
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In Helene-battered towns, many schools are still closed. What that means for recovery.
A week after Helene’s floodwaters swept through western North Carolina, Chris King returned to his middle school classroom for one last time. Maintenance crews had already tried to salvage ...
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Hurricanes Helene, Milton likely to join most costly list: report
Most of the damage in Helene and Milton was not insured, particularly from Helene, which made landfall in Florida in late September before flooding western North Carolina. Milton struck south ...
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As Hurricane Floodwaters Recede, a Public Health Threat Rises
When Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico in 2017 ... a graduate student studying public health at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill volunteering at field clinics around Asheville.
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Disastrous hurricane season costs soar past $100 billion in US, estimates say
More than 300 lives have been lost in the U.S. Searches for the missing and efforts to reestablish utilities continue in the North Carolina ... Irma and Maria, Waters said. Comparing hurricane ...
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Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene’s disaster zone
They’re rebuilding from the ground up,” said Kristie Aldridge, vice president of communications at North Carolina Electric ... in Puerto Rico, where Hurricane Maria’s death toll rose to ...