A Year After Hurricane Helene, Recovery Is Slow but Community TightA Year After Hurricane Helene, Recovery Is Slow but Community Tight
Areas damaged by Hurricane Helene a year ago, in North Carolina on Sept. 17, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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A Year After Hurricane Helene, Recovery Is Slow but Community Tight

North Carolina’s Yancey County received 31 inches of rain and wind gusts topping 105 miles per hour—more than any other county in the state.
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By Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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GREEN MOUNTAIN, N.C.—The fresh scent of rain lingers along a winding road through the Appalachian Mountains, leading to Double Island, one of the communities hit hardest by Hurricane Helene.

This scenic part of western North Carolina, known for its red barns with hex signs, cornfields, hay bales, and country roads named Possum Trot and Pig Pen, faced a tough test from the hurricane but came out stronger.

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