Following Hurricane Helene, GEM deployed to Asheville, where it has been providing food, water, hygiene supplies, cleaning materials, tarps, pet supplies and more. Click here to learn more.

Hurricanes have gotten larger and wetter because of climate change and inland communities are at greater risk from heavy flooding. That's what Hurricane Helene did to western North Carolina last year.

ASHEVILLE, NC — In Western North Carolina, six months after Hurricane Helene ravaged much of the region, rebuilding and reopening have been slow in some areas. One of the hardest hit areas was ...

Explore Helene knocked out Norfolk Southern tracks to and from Asheville. What’s known as the “AS Line” runs from Salisbury, North Carolina, to Morristown, Tennessee, and then into the rest ...

After an initial rejection and amendment of its required Hurricane Helene recovery plan as it seeks more than $200 million in federal funds, the City of Asheville, North Carolina’s revised plan ...

When Hurricane Helene struck, Zubila Shafiq’s husband, Omar Khan, was one of more than 100 people who died in North Carolina amid catastrophic flooding. Shafiq pieces together what happened in a ...

Last year, Hurricane Helene alone caused enough freshwater flooding to kill at least 95 people across three states. NPR's Greg Allen has this from Asheville, North Carolina. (SOUNDBITE OF CAR DRIVING) ...

Asheville's River Arts District has transformed into a model of resilience and growth after Hurricane Helene ripped through it. Asheville's local businesses have bounced back in remarkable ways ...