Families in western North Carolina recovering from Helene are preparing to move out of hotels next week. Earlier this week, Sen. Families at the Inn at Shady Lawn in Newland said their homes were damaged or lifted off their foundations during the flooding. For several months, they have gotten vouchers allowing them to stay in hotels after temporary assistance from FEMA.
The vouchers are good through Jan. Hotel residents told Faherty that while work has been done to repair their homes, there are still mold issues and other problems preventing them from moving back in.
About a mile away, more than two feet of water flooded their home, and the walls were torn apart to keep the mold from growing. A couple who lived along the Elk River said the flooding lifted their mobile home off its foundation, slamming it into trees.
The owner of the inn, who is also cooking meals, said she has eight to nine families currently staying and is very concerned about the bitterly cold temperatures. FEMA said that 10, people have used transitional sheltering assistance since the storm.
Officials said they let families know seven days before their checkout date. Late Thursday afternoon, Gov. FEMA offered to pay thousands for a hotel, instead. The rising young figure skater from Barrington, R. On TikTok Wednesday, he posted a last video of himself executing a triple toe loop while in Wichita, Kan. The City of Whitehall released video on their Facebook page of two Local Waste employees going through their normal trash pickup routine. Both then encountered a shocking boom.
