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Why did Swannanoa become Helene’s ‘ground zero’? Deadly combination of topography, development and a ‘tidal wave’ of water
The floodwaters rose so fast at Thanh Bui’s house the morning of Sept. 27, she had to swim to safety. Bui, 55, and her 30-year-old son, Quintin Ho, had been up much of the night, monitoring the ...
Swannanoa family of 9 homeless after Helene flooding destroys all 7 of their mobile homes
Daniel Rueda has lived in Swannanoa working in the construction industry for 19 years.He owned seven mobile homes along the ...
Hurricane Helene forces North Carolina residents to sleep in tents where homes once stood
Nearly a month after Hurricane Helene devastated areas of the Southeast and killed more than 250 people, North Carolina residents are sleeping in tents where their homes once stood, even as ...
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Trump makes a campaign stop in devastated Swannanoa to express sympathy to victims of Helene
Following a tour of flood-ravaged Swannanoa on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offered his sympathy to ...
'We're here trying to help.' Swannanoa community continues to support itself after Helene
Community members and organizations like Hearts with Hands are coming together in the Swannanoa community after Tropical ...
Tim Moore claims Biden never called about Helene response. But he heard from White House
Tim Moore made his comments alongside former President Donald Trump in hard-hit Swannanoa this week. Public records tell the ...
All deaths found post-Helene examined: Buncombe County Sheriff's Office retracts 72 count
The medical examiner's office has examined all decedents found after Helene, making a previous tally by Buncombe County seem ...
Trump visits Western North Carolina repeating false FEMA claims; favors more Helene aid
Standing in front of the wreckage of a Swannanoa neighborhood, former President Donald Trump repeated the claim multiple ...
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Reporting from Hurricane Helene’s ground zero: No ‘safe havens’
No community or U.S. region can consider itself safe from the extreme weather events that global warming is seeding and ...
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Trump criticizes FEMA response during Helene storm damage tour in North Carolina
Former President Donald Trump visited Swannanoa, North Carolina, to tour storm damage on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.
In Helene’s and Milton’s wake, faith-based disaster relief groups prepare for the long haul
This past Sunday, worshippers returned to Biltmore Church, a megachurch in Asheville, North Carolina, for the first time in ...