An Airbnb owner from Chimney Rock, North Carolina, captured footage after Hurricane Helene passed by, and talks about impacts to the tourist season.
October usually means big business for western North Carolina. Not only do many tourists enjoy what local mountain towns have to offer, but the area is the southern gateway to the U.S.'s most-visited national park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. That is all going to look different during this year's peak foliage season, Lake Lure Airbnb owner Banff Luther told FOX Business, as locals are on day four of recovery from the effects of Hurricane Helene.
" HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORTING ON HELENE'S HAVOC Powerful, dangerous floods took over following Hurricane Helene's heavy rains, causing the Broad River to burst from its banks. Luther describes the landscape in the area as a "funnel" for water, where rain accumulates in the valley. He was able to drive out of Chimney Rock on Saturday night, but said he did not get cell phone service until he was about two hours away.
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