North Carolina in ruins after Hurricane Helene devastation, at least 90 killed in US

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North Carolina was left in ruins as a huge clean up and recovery effort began on Sunday (September 29) after Hurricane Helene knocked out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges and caused dramatic flooding from Florida to Virginia.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00North Carolina was left in ruins as a huge cleanup, and recovery effort began on Sunday

00:08after Hurricane Helene knocked out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges and

00:13caused dramatic flooding from Florida to Virginia.

00:18The storm's winds, rain and storm surge killed at least 90 people in North Carolina, South

00:23Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia.

00:28Some of the worst rains hit western North Carolina, where almost 30 inches fell on Mount

00:33Mitchell in Yancey County.

00:35Damage estimates ranged from $15 billion to more than $100 billion, insurers and forecasters

00:43said over the weekend, as water systems, communications and critical transportation routes were affected.

00:58For more stories, visit nyseagrant.org

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