The Devastation Left Behind By Hurricane Helene

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🗓️ 3 October 2024

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Hurricane Helene and its aftereffects are devastating areas in the southern United States as towns are flooded and communities are isolated.

The storm has killed at least 166 people across six states with many still missing. Hundreds of roads have been closed, over a million people are without power, and in Asheville, North Carolina, 100,000 people are facing the possibility of going weeks without water.

We get into what relief efforts are being undertaken, and what the situation looks like on the ground currently in the affected areas.

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0:24.0	Relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Helene continue this week.
0:36.0	At least 191 people across six states were killed by the storm and many are still missing.
0:41.0	Hundreds of roads have closed in the state throughout the
0:44.0	southeast. Over a million people are without power and in Asheville, North Carolina
0:48.6	nearly a hundred thousand may face weeks without water. President Biden announced yesterday that up to 1,000
0:54.6	active duty soldiers will be deployed to help North Carolina National Guard deliver
0:58.9	food, water, and medicine to the hardest hit areas of the state.
1:03.0	He joined North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper for a press conference after touring damage
1:06.9	in the state.
1:07.9	I don't have to tell this group that Hurricane Helene has been a storm literally of historic proportions. The damage is still
1:16.5	being assessed but many people are still don't account for. So I'm here to say the United States, the nation has your back. The
1:26.2	nation has your back. We're not leaving to your back on your feet completely.
1:30.5	So what does the situation look like on the ground in the affected areas?
1:34.0	I'm Jen White. You're listening to the 1-A podcast where we get to the heart of the story.
1:39.0	We get into the devastation of Helene after the break. Stay with us.
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