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Dramatic Video Captures Moment House is Washed Away During Hurricane Helene Floods

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a house was washed away in Newland, North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene brought https://x.com/NWSGSP/status/1839673823932871067 life-threatening floods to the region. Video filmed by Vlado Novakovic shows floods encroaching on his home on September 26, and his house floating away the next day. Sheriff Travis Allen from nearby Rowan County https://www.facebook.com/allensx5/posts/10234637445056765 said he and 20 deputies helped aid efforts in Avery County, where they helped rescue 32 people on September 29. "Other deputies were assisting with patrol," Allen said. "Others were cooking hotdogs for whoever needed something to eat. Many of us were doing welfare checks and searching for the numerous missing people who are feared to have been swept away." US President Joe Biden granted Governor Roy Cooper's request for a Federal Major Disaster Declaration for Helene, providing immediate federal help for 25 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. (Footage by Vlado Novakovic/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
Dramatic footage has captured the moment a house was washed away in Newland, North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene brought https://x.com/NWSGSP/status/1839673823932871067 life-threatening floods to the region. Video filmed by Vlado Novakovic shows floods encroaching on his home on September 26, and his house floating away the next day. Sheriff Travis Allen from nearby Rowan County https://www.facebook.com/allensx5/posts/10234637445056765 said he and 20 deputies helped aid efforts in Avery County, where they helped rescue 32 people on September 29. "Other deputies were assisting with patrol," Allen said. "Others were cooking hotdogs for whoever needed something to eat. Many of us were doing welfare checks and searching for the numerous missing people who are feared to have been swept away." US President Joe Biden granted Governor Roy Cooper's request for a Federal Major Disaster Declaration for Helene, providing immediate federal help for 25 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. (Footage by Vlado Novakovic/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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Storyful
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October 01, 2024
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Newland, North Carolina, United States
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