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Flood damage is seen at Bayou Billy along the Broad River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Wednesday in Chimney Rock, N.C. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Heartbreaking images show how a picturesque North Carolina mountain village was all but wiped off the map by Hurricane Helene — with one local mourning, “What was once a town is now a river.”
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.
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Photos show catastrophic damage from Helene in western N.C. and Georgia. Dylan Stableford. September 30, 2024 at 10:54 AM. After hitting Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane late last ...
In May 2005, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized the creation of the "Hickory Nut Gorge State Park." In August 2005 the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy (renamed Conserving Carolina in 2017) and The Nature Conservancy purchased a 1,568-acre (6.35 km 2) tract of land south of Lake Lure known as "World's Edge" for $16 million with the intention of transferring the land as the first ...
Residents inspect the damage from flooding in the Biltmore Village in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Asheville, N.C. on Sept. 28. Sean Rayford—Getty Images
Built in 1941 by Fred Symmes, it is situated on Stone Mountain at an elevation of 3,200 feet [1] overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. [2] [3] It is visited by an estimated 312,000 people annually. [4] The chapel was extensively damaged by Hurricane Helene in September 2024.