{"id":108883,"date":"2024-09-30T23:23:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T16:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108883"},"modified":"2024-09-30T23:23:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T16:23:48","slug":"the-latest-on-the-aftermath-of-hurricane-helene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108883","title":{"rendered":"The latest on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene"},"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 data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm1ozg49m00043b6mk60aaqut@published\" class=\"image_live-story image_live-story__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_live-story\" data-name=\"helene06_GettyImages-2174714564.jpg.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_live-story--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/helene06-gettyimages-2174714564-jpg.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image_live-story__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_live-story\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_live-story--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_live-story__picture\"><source height=\"720\" width=\"1280\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/helene06-gettyimages-2174714564-jpg.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\"><source height=\"540\" width=\"960\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/helene06-gettyimages-2174714564-jpg.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\"><source height=\"270\" width=\"480\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/helene06-gettyimages-2174714564-jpg.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\"><source height=\"270\" width=\"480\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/helene06-gettyimages-2174714564-jpg.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/helene06-gettyimages-2174714564-jpg.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\" alt=\"Workers clear a road in Fairview, North Carolina, on Sunday.\" class=\"image_live-story__dam-img image_live-story__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_live-story__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"image_live-story__metadata\">\n<p>  <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">Workers clear a road in Fairview, North Carolina, on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<figcaption class=\"image_live-story__credit\">Sean Rayford\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1owokta000i3b6mwqbse801@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins still had not heard from his parents.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1oww0ay000t3b6mvmdeyftw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            So, on Saturday morning, he got in his vehicle and started driving toward their home, nestled on a mountain between Spruce Pine and Little Switzerland, to find them.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1oww0ay000u3b6m3ygdkt38@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cMy parents live in an absolute gem of the North Carolina mountains,\u201d Perkins said in a post about about his experience. The area is about an hour\u2019s drive from Asheville. \u201cUnder normal circumstances, it\u2019s pleasantly very isolated,\u201d he added, in a post about his experience.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1oww0ay000v3b6m86i3a5no@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cLittle did I know that up there, Helene has demolished roads, homes and utility networks. This area is completely cut off from resources in every direction.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1oww0ay000w3b6m4cwb97sy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At least 93 people are dead after Helene tore through the southeastern United States, according to CNN\u2019s tally. North Carolina was hit hard: Days of unrelenting flooding have turned roads into waterways, left many stranded without basic necessities and strained\u00a0state resources.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1oww0ay000x3b6m86v0awfn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Gov. Roy Cooper called it \u201cone of the worst storms in modern history.\u201d While supplies have been deployed, at least 280 roads are still closed throughout the state, making it hard for officials to get them into areas in need, Cooper said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1oww0ay000y3b6myz8q42mt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            When he realized how many roads were cut off, Perkins said he left his vehicle near a closed highway at the bottom of the mountain and started hiking to his parents\u2019 home.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1oww0ay000z3b6m8oiztqu5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI tried every road route I could, but the roads, no matter where you go, are blocked by landslides or failures,\u201d Perkins explained to CNN. \u201cI can\u2019t tell you how many failing roads and deep mudslides I had to cross, how many fallen trees I had to take off my backpack for and navigate through.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1oww0ay00103b6mn42ndam5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While hiking, Perkins said he ran into multiple people trapped due to the devastated highway. For more than three-and-half hours, Perkins said he hiked 11 miles and 2,200 feet high to finally reach his parents\u2019 home.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1oww0ay00113b6mjrich3np@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI have never been so relieved to see anyone OK,\u201d Perkins told CNN, adding his parents are in their 70s, but pretty resourceful people.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1oww0ay00123b6mxlnyww1x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI just hugged them, cried, filled them in on all the news they were missing\u2026 Walked around the property, helped them decide how to approach some challenges.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1ownq2m000f3b6mlqdyn7uf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/30\/us\/helene-north-carolina-asheville-communites\">Read the full story.<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/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.cnn.com\/weather\/live-news\/hurricane-helene-florida-north-carolina-georgia-09-30-24\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workers clear a road in Fairview, North Carolina, on Sunday. 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