Hundreds of roads in North Carolina remain closed or damaged as Americans try to recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Helen's flooding, the newspaper reported. new york times.
Floods have washed away or severely damaged many roads, leaving people stranded in remote areas of the state, the newspaper said. reported Saturday.
Some roads and parts of major highways have been reopened. times Reported. “However, as of early Saturday morning, there were just over 700 accident reports that listed portions of the road as still closed, impassable or otherwise affected by the storm.”
The article continued:
Perhaps the most significant destruction was on Interstate 40, where a landslide struck a section of the highway that winds over the rugged Pigeon River Gorge and connects western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
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Full restoration of Interstate 40 and many other highways will likely take months and cost hundreds of millions of dollars, but officials say it is too early to provide a formal estimate. He warns.
The article reported that as of Thursday, authorities had reopened 130 roads.
A group is using mules to transport supplies to residents unable to evacuate in the mountains of North Carolina, where roads are completely cut off and escape is nearly impossible, Breitbart News reported Friday.
“The people of Mountain Mule Packer Ranch are working hard to get help to residents through trusted allies,” the outlet said.
Also video footage show A vehicle drives down a North Carolina road while avoiding falling off a completely missing side:
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has received much criticism for saying that FEMA has no funds left to help Americans in need. ” Breitbart News reported Friday.
The article states, “As the Southeast reels from the devastating effects of Hurricane Helen, many are calling the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) out of work as millions of people struggle to recover from the devastation. “I condemn it,” it says.
