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Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.
Jennifer Berry Hawes and Mollie Simon, with additional reporting by Cassandra Garibay ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that ...
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Her Husband Died in Hurricane Helene’s Floodwaters. She Can’t Stop Thinking About ‘the Fear He Must Have Had.’
When Hurricane Helene struck, Zubila Shafiq’s husband, Omar Khan, was one of more than 100 people who died in North Carolina amid catastrophic flooding. Shafiq pieces together what happened to Khan in ...
Helene’s Unheard Warnings
Jennifer Berry Hawes, with additional reporting by Cassandra Garibay “This Shits Crazy” In their last phone call before bed, Janicke Glynn tries to reassure her husband. He is away visiting a sick ...
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Man Texted Wife Before He Went Missing During Hurricane. His Remains Were Found Over 7 Months Later
“We've been searching for his remains for 217 days,” authorities tell PEOPLE Washington County Sheriff's Office A 60-year-old man went missing when Hurricane Helene caused massive flooding in ...
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Buyer beware: Look for these 7 signs of flood damage when buying a used car after Helene
"Many vehicles were badly damaged by flooding during Hurricane Helene, and a lot of people lost their cars in the storm," Jackson said in the release. "North Carolinians should be on guard for flood ...
Family gets closure after body of man missing during Hurricane Helene recovered months later in Tennessee
Two hundred and sixteen. That’s how many days passed before crews in East Tennessee found the body of a man who was swept away in raging floodwaters caused by Hurricane Helene, bringing his family ...
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Disasters Displaced a Record 46 Million People Last Year
In 2024 disasters displaced a record number of people both globally and in the U.S. About 11 million U.S. residents had to ...
Gov. Stein seeks $891M more for NC Helene recovery. What will NC lawmakers do?
With Republicans in North Carolina controlling the legislature, what’s included — and what’s left out — remains to be seen.
FEMA flood insurance program pays out over $15 million for Helene damage
FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program paid $15.1 million to Tennesseans for Hurricane Helene damages. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — ...
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Duke medical students research fungal growth in the aftermath of Helene
As western North Carolina continues to recover from Hurricane Helene, Duke University is focused ... they are much more commonly infecting people,” Fraunfelter said. Assistant professor of ...
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Hail threatens to damage Helene-ravaged North Carolina ahead of flash flood risk
Severe storms threaten Helene ... flooding that have forecasters most concerned. Flash flooding is the deadliest weather-related hazard in the U.S., and, according to NOAA data, an average of 127 ...
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Buyer beware: Look for these 7 signs of flood damage when buying a used car after Helene
"Many vehicles were badly damaged by flooding during Hurricane Helene, and a lot of people lost their cars in the storm," Jackson said in the release. "North Carolinians should be on guard for ...