Helene live updates: Storm kills at least 64 as North Carolina reels from devastating floods
Days after Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane, more than 3 million customers remain without power. At least 65 deaths have been confirmed as a result of the storm, at least a third of whom were killed by falling trees.
Updated: See photos, videos of flooding in Asheville, western North Carolina after Helene
The National Weather Service said Helene had cleared most of the Western North Carolina area by 11:21 a.m. Friday, but significant impacts including serious flooding were expected to continue into the weekend. Numerous areas and cities along the French Broad River are experiencing flooding and the river continues to rise.
‘This Is a Disaster’: Western North Carolina Reels From Helene
Gas shortages, downed power lines, spotty phone service and blocked roads made rescuing residents and assessing damage a nearly impossible task across much of western North Carolina, a day after Hurricane Helene drenched the region with historic amounts of rainfall.
Floodwaters pushed by remnants of Hurricane Helene have left North Carolina’s largest mountain city largely cut off by ...
Communities in the Southeast are grappling with widespread devastation after Helene made landfall as the strongest hurricane ...
The hub of tourism and arts, home to about 94,000 people, was unusually still after floodwaters swamped neighborhoods known ...
Several counties in western North Carolina are experiencing flooding caused by heavy rain from what was Helene.
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