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In Western NC, a lack of flood insurance deepens the damage | Opinion
Lack of flood insurance is a problem even where floods are common. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey told me that when Hurricane Florence engulfed parts of eastern North Carolina in 2018, only 2 percent of the damaged homes were covered by flood insurance.
5 On Your Side: Most of western NC didn't have flood insurance to pay for Helene damage. What's next?
Fire, theft, falling objects and even explosions are covered in most home insurance plans. However, separate coverage is needed for flooding and mudslides, and most people in western North Carolina don’t have it. Stephanie Hargraves' new reality is her nearly-destroyed Fairview home, northwest of Lake Lure.
Find everything you need to know on how communities in Western North Carolina are fairing in the wake of Helene here.
The scale of destruction from Hurricane Helene coupled with the mountain terrain mean crews haven’t made it to many places.
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Though rainfall measurements are up to 8 inches in some areas already, Helene hasn't even hit WNC as of Thursday morning.
Helene, now a weakened post-tropical cyclone, left chaos and destruction across the Southeast. A damage estimate said the ...
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Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in western North Carolina, especially in Montreat, which is located just north of Black ...
A retired Raleigh police officer is driving supplies to his community in Mitchell County after fleeing the flooding from ...
All of the area's private and public higher education institutions will remain closed at least through the rest of the week.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for Rutherford County, east of Asheville, saying around 11 a.m.
ASHEVILLE - Though information on school closures in Western North Carolina is still sparse, several schools and universities ...
We ask that you keep the families, friends, and colleagues of these deputies as well as the entirety of Western North ...
Right now in North Carolina, an index card could save a life. Blue-lined, three-by-five-inch papers sit in a grid on a ...
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