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An aerial view of people standing near destroyed and damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding on Oct. 8, 2024, in Bat Cave, North Carolina. / Credit: Getty Images
A drone view shows damage following Hurricane Helene, in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 29. More than 3,000 families are eligible for the program's extension, according to FEMA.
North Carolina is offering to buy the homes of Hurricane Helene survivors who qualify for a FEMA-funded special program as one option to move forward on the path to recovery.
The mitigation programs improves housing and buildings to help prevent damage following another hurricane in North Carolina. Other programs that also contribute to North Carolina housing after a hurricane are Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and US Department Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that provides community development block grants.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that only 0.8 percent of households in disaster-declared counties in North Carolina held FEMA flood insurance policies. Environmental and insurance experts stated that the lack of flooding insurance would significantly slow the rebuilding and repairing of flood-damaged properties, as well ...
Aid to several communities impacted by Hurricane Helene was temporarily paused in parts of North Carolina over the weekend due to reports of threats against Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
FEMA has approved more than $96 million for 75,000 households in North Carolina, part of the $507 million approved for residents and communities in states hit by Helene and Hurricane Milton, the ...
BAT CAVE, North Carolina — Residents of a tiny North Carolina town that was almost totally destroyed by Hurricane Helene fending for themselves after FEMA told them that a “road closed” sign ...