Wildfire Threat Could Burn Helene-Hit North Carolina Communities Off the Map
Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, residents in western North Carolina, a region ravaged by Hurricane Helene in September and then largely ignored by former President Joe Biden's Federal Emergency Management Agency for months thereafter,
Crews battle multiple wildfires in western North Carolina
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The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in September.
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A community was hit hard by Hurricane Helene. They are now dealing with raging wildfires.
Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.
Wildfire spurs evacuations in Helene-ravaged North Carolina
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