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Emergency officials responding to the Hurricane Helene disaster in Western North Carolina say false rumors on social media are impeding their efforts to help tens of thousands of people in need.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency launched a “rumor response” page on its website Thursday to try to counter what it calls “false” accusations that it has diverted disaster relief ...
FEMA’s response to the aftermath of the storm has been widely panned as insufficient. REUTERS The Broad River, which segments the tiny North Carolina Town, was widened by Hurricane Helene to ...
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 ...
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, who joined Cooper in Asheville on Monday, said more than 1,200 federal workers are now on the ground, responding to one of the worst disasters in North Carolina ...
Emergency Info and Update for Hurricane Helene - Buncombe County But Webber’s phone never pinged with the warning, she told the Citizen Times. The next 30 minutes of her life happened in a ...
Pinder reminded the public that FEMA assistance applications can still be submitted by visiting disasterassistance.gov, by calling 800-621-3362 or by visiting the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at ...
Hurricane Helene is arguably the worst natural disaster in state history. Hurricanes Floyd in 1999 and Hazel in 1954 have their place, as does Asheville's Great Flood of 1916. Comparison is not ...