Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., said the 'cataclysmic' damage brought by Hurricane Helene could leave western parts of the state in recovery mode for years.
Western North Carolina could be looking at a long recovery from Hurricane Helene, Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., warned early Monday. "Some were affected more than others, but getting to them, getting people out of their homes or their driveways washed away, it's a very, very difficult problem, and really we're now still in a rescue mode with so many individuals," he told FOX Business' Cheryl Casone on "Mornings with Maria.
What you're seeing now, Asheville, a lot of the other smaller towns are devastated, absolutely inundated with water. A lot of them are right next to rivers, so this is cataclysmic. This is horrible. And a lot of the folks are stranded. They can't get another driveway. There are no roads to get to. It is an exceedingly difficult situation over there in the west.
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