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NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam

North Carolina Lake Lure Dam Failure Update: People Must Leave Immediately

A North Carolina dam failure is imminent after water levels at the Broad River rose 10 feet in only a few hours from Hurricane Helene.

Raleigh News & Observer · 7h

NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency evacuation of people nearby

The nearly 100-year-old dam suffered damage to its structural supports but was still holding Friday afternoon, officials said.

USA Today · 1d

North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but remains in tact, officials say

Several counties in western North Carolina are experiencing flooding caused by heavy rain from what was Helene.

Death toll rises to 30 in Buncombe County, North Carolina

CNN on MSN · 3h

Helene flooding strands hundreds of North Carolina residents as storm’s death toll reaches 90

The Southeast is grappling with widespread devastation after Helene made landfall Thursday as the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region and tore through multiple states,

ABC News on MSN · 4h

Death toll rises to 30 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, after Helene: Sheriff

Thirty people have been confirmed dead after Tropical Storm Helene ripped through Buncombe County, North Carolina, Sheriff Quentin Miller said Sunday.

USA TODAY on MSN · 11h

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper expects death toll to rise in Helene's aftermath

Governor Roy Cooper thanks North Carolina first responders for risking their lives during "unprecedented tragedy."

Columbus Dispatch2d

Helene brings heavy rain, flooding to North Carolina: See photos, videos of damage

North Carolina’s Gov. Roy Cooper’s office said. The heavy rainfall caused the Rutherford County's Emergency ...

The Digital Courier2d

Helene wreaks havoc on Rutherford County, Lake Lure Dam structural supports compromised

According to a Facebook post from the Rutherford County Emergency Management Friday, Sept. 27, the storm caused by Hurricane ...

13hon MSN

46 dead in North Carolina after Helene batters western North Carolina; Here’s the latest on rescue and recovery efforts

Eleven North Carolinians lost their lives as Helene cut through western North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper announced during a ...

1don MSN

400 roads closed in Western NC; scale of Helene’s destruction is still unfolding

With so many roads out and power and internet connections down, a full accounting of the damage done is a work in progress.

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