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This camp provides a safe space for kids to learn and play after Hurricane Helene

This camp provides a safe space for kids to learn and play after Hurricane Helene

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press BREVARD, N.C. (AP) — The Weissmans still have much to do to recover from Hurricane Helene flooding their home last month. They need to chase down private insurance claims and fill…

FEMA administrator continues pushback against false claims as Helene death toll hits 230

FEMA administrator continues pushback against false claims as Helene death toll hits 230

By JOHN RABY and GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press LAKE LURE, N.C. (AP) — The head of the U.S. disaster response agency continued to forcefully push back Monday against false claims and conspiracy theories about her agency’s…

US disaster relief chief blasts false claims about Helene response as a ‘truly dangerous narrative’

US disaster relief chief blasts false claims about Helene response as a ‘truly dangerous narrative’

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s top disaster relief official said Sunday that false claims and conspiracy theories about the federal response to Hurricane Helene — spread most prominently by Donald Trump — are “demoralizing” aid…

Red Cross deploys more than 600 volunteers to aid disaster relief in western North Carolina

WPTF StaffOct 6, 2024
Red Cross deploys more than 600 volunteers to aid disaster relief in western North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) — As the aftermath of devastating flooding from Hurricane Helene continues to affect western North Carolina, more than 600 volunteers from across the country have mobilized to provide critical disaster relief. Heather…

Death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to 227 as grim task of recovering bodies continues

Death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to 227 as grim task of recovering bodies continues

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The death toll from Hurricane Helene inched up to 227 on Saturday as the grim task of recovering bodies continued more than a week after the monster storm…

Harris pledges ongoing federal support as she visits North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath

Harris pledges ongoing federal support as she visits North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath

By COLLEEN LONG and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the “heroes among us” as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath…