{"id":108135,"date":"2024-09-29T00:46:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T17:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108135"},"modified":"2024-09-29T00:46:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T17:46:56","slug":"floods-from-helene-knock-out-power-water-in-much-of-asheville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108135","title":{"rendered":"Floods from Helene knock out power, water in much of Asheville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Parts of North Carolina remain submerged following a catastrophic flooding event over the past two days following Helene. FOX News&#8217; Chelsea Torres is live from Asheville providing the latest updates on the devastation and cleanup efforts in the Blue Ridge Mountains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>ASHEVILLE, N.C. \u2013 <\/strong>Catastrophic floods from the torrential rains of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Helene<\/a> wreaked havoc across the mountain town of Asheville, North Carolina causing mudslides, knocking out power, cell service, a clean water supply and leaving many residents unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Remnants from Helene drenched the state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a>, dropping nearly 30 inches in some spots \u2013 or about 4 months\u2019 worth of rain, in only three days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/288\/162\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.23.25-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/576\/324\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.23.25-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/720\/405\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.23.25-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.23.25-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.23.25-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.23.25-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.23.25-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Floodwater in Asheville.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Floodwater in Asheville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Chelsea Torres \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/north-carolina\/asheville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asheville<\/a>, 14 inches of rain fell over those three days, setting an all-time record. The torrential downpours sent the Swannanoa River to rise to levels higher than its record crest, set in 1791.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/helene-causes-flooding-conditions-western-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NORTH CAROLINA DEVASTATED BY FLOODWATERS CAUSED BY HELENE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Buncombe County officials said they\u2019ve had over 130 water rescues and have evacuated more than 600 people from dangerous situations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/288\/162\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.09-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/576\/324\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.09-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/720\/405\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.09-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.09-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.09-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.09-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.09-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Cars drive beneath downed power lines.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Cars drive beneath downed power lines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Chelsea Torres \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">However, some people are missing. Four homes were affected by a mudslide, and the people who were inside those homes remain unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;It&#8217;s shocking,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/north-carolina\/asheville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asheville<\/a> resident Russell Jones said to FOX News Multimedia Reporter Chelsea Torres. &#8220;It&#8217;s one of those things where you&#8217;re not expecting the river to just be that massive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Jones noted that trees had fallen on homes and cars and across roads, but people were out with chainsaws trying to clear the debris.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/288\/162\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/576\/324\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/720\/405\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-09-28-at-12.24.30-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Downed trees take out power lines.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Downed trees take out power lines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Chelsea Torres \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the meantime, widespread power outages persist. Cell service is limited to the town&#8217;s hospital emergency room, the one public library in town and just one hotel still with service.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;You\u2019ll see crowds of people outside just trying to send a text, make a call,&#8221; Torres said. &#8220;Do whatever they can to make sure someone is safe or they can let someone know that they are safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">As of Saturday afternoon, at least 19 lives have been lost in North Carolina due to the remnants of Hurricane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helene<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/asheville-north-carolina-helene-historic-floods\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parts of North Carolina remain submerged following a catastrophic flooding event over the past two days following Helene. 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