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Evacuees sheltered as floods devastate Western North Carolina
Two weeks after the Mountain State Fair, Fletcher hosts 300 Hurricane Helene survivors at an emergency shelter and meal distribution site. Residents describe immense losses from Tunnel Road to Barnardsville as rescues, power outages, and rising floodwaters redraw lives. Lt. Gov. Robinson urges rapid, unified aid while Red Cross assists.
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Fletcher
Western North Carolina Agricultural Center
Swannanoa
Ann Wells
Wells
Helene
Garfield
Lynn Bell
Barnardsville
Asheville
Jillian Tucker
Shawn Worley
Tunnel Road
Worley
Tucker
North Carolina
Charleston
Mark Robinson
Buncombe County
American Red Cross
Sue Edwards
Red Cross