Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene are grappling with how to pay for flood damage

"A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest storms..."

"More than 200 people have died in what is now the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina, according to statistics from the National Hurricane Center."

"Western North Carolina and the Asheville area were hit especially hard, with flooding that wiped out buildings, roads, utilities and land..."

"With no cell phone service or internet access, [Julianne Johnson] said she couldn't file a home insurance claim until four days after the storm."

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