On the website of the Mountain River Family Campground, old customers and total strangers began reserving campsites, leaving comments like, 'I know we can't come.'
Newland, North Carolina — At the Mountain River Family Campground in western North Carolina , the North Toe River isn't the only thing that gushes —customers do too.'It's beautiful because you're kind of nestled in a valley in this campground,' one guest told CBS News. This week, the remnants of Hurricane Helene turned this slice of heaven into a hellscape.Suzanne Garland's family owns the campground.
Biden estimated that recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Southeast will cost 'billions of dollars,' and said the federal government will cover all debris removal and emergency protective measure costs in North Carolina for six months. 'It was just like the campground itself was calling out to us that it was still there,' Garland said.
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