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On October 2, Verizon reported that while it had recovered cell coverage to 60% of all regions affected by Helene, that western North Carolina's thick forests, mountainous terrain, destroyed or blocked roads, and ongoing flooding made fixing cell towers in the region difficult, causing them to resort to use drones to provide temporary coverage.
Elsewhere, the main power line of SR 135 was damaged due to Helene. [53] A peak gust of 53 mph (85 km/h) was recorded on 1:50 am EDT on the 27th in a Weatherstem site. [54] All of Atkinson County's residents were without electricity, with 75% being without water. [52] In total, just over 8 thousand people were affected by Helene. [51]
How can I help those affected by Helene? Here are ways you can donate. Farther west of Red Hill, in the town of Burnsville, more than 100 people stood in line at a grocery store for food.
The Southeast is grappling with widespread devastation after Helene made landfall Thursday as the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region and tore through multiple ...
After Hurricane Helene, residents of Swannanoa, a mountain town in North Carolina, return to flattened homes, impassable roads and raw emotions.
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
In all, over 29,000 business and residences were affected in Pinellas County, with over 17,000 being destroyed or suffering major damage. [52] In Manatee County, 230,471 structures were affected, with residential damage estimated at $347.2 million, while commercial damage reached $6.3 million, for a combined total of $353.5 million.
A rescue team paddles down the Swannanoa River on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.