Video taken on Sept. 27 shows half of a building rushing down the Swannanoa River and being sawed in half by a power pole, narrowly missing the videographer's apartment building.
A rescue team paddles down the SwannanoaRiver on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.
A long stretch of Swannanoa is no more. Businesses and homes along the SwannanoaRiver were destroyed by Helene, which hit Florida as a Category 4 hurricane before it dumped historic rain totals ...