Chimney Rock devastated by Hurricane Helene
Chimney Rock "Starting From Zero" After Town Swept Into Nearby Lake Lure By Hurricane Helene
It's going to take years to recover." Chimney Rock, the tiny town roughly 25 miles southeast of Asheville that’s home to the iconic Chimney Rock State Park, was nearly wiped off the map by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene.
'Worse than you can ever imagine': Chimney Rock devastated by Hurricane Helene
Rescue crews helped save more than 150 people in Chimney Rock by Saturday night. It's unclear how many others are missing.
‘There’s just nothing left.’ Helene wipes out Chimney Rock’s Main Street
Tracy Stevens had left her house in Chimney Rock Thursday night and gotten a room at the Lake Lure Inn, which had a generator and was staying open through the storm. The two towns, both popular tourist destinations, are walking distance to one another, joined by a bridge across the Broad River in the mountains of Rutherford County.
‘Damage is unimaginable’ in Chimney Rock after images show half of village wiped out
Chimney Rock is along U.S. 64 hugging the Broad River in Rutherford County. Lake Lure is located just east of Chimney Rock also along U.S. 64. Photos from the village of Chimney Rock showed about half of the business on the southern side — nearest to the Broad River — gone from flooding.
Historic Flood in North Carolina Leaves Dozens Dead, Many Missing
And then worse than the worst happened, as a wall of water came rushing down the Broad River, wiping out most of the structures along Main Street — and Main Street itself — in the Village of Chimney Rock, and straining the dam that holds back Lake Lure.
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Video shows aftermath in Chimney Rock, North Carolina, after Helene's floodwaters decimated village
Days after flooding devastated areas of Chimney Rock, North Carolina, residents are returning to see the new unimaginable.
Chimney Rock mayor says North Carolina town is 'starting from 0'
The flooding from Helene has caused catastrophic damage to the town of Chimney Rock, North Carolina. Mayor Peter O'Leary says ...
North Carolina official reveals shocking damage to tourist town: 'All of it was washed into the lake'
One North Carolina GOP national committeeman, whose family has lived on Lake Lure for generations, recounts how the tourist town of Chimney Rock has been devastated.
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Lake Lure Flowering Bridge near Chimney Rock reportedly swept away by Helene floods
Lake Lure Flowering Bridge was a three-arch bridge built in 1925 to carry traffic between Lake Lure and Chimney Rock.
See photos, videos of flooding and damage in Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, NC
Chimney Rock and Lake Lure in western North Carolina appears to have been devastated by flooding after Hurricane Helene swept ...
4 rescued, 106 evacuated in Chimney Rock area over weekend
First responders were able to successfully rescue four people and a dog, and evacuate 106 people, two cats, and two dogs.
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National Guard in Lake Lure helping with fallout from Hurricane Helene
The town of Lake Lure and the village of Chimney Rock were hit hard by the storm caused by Hurricane Helene. As of Sunday morning, the National Guard and more than 40 agencies were on scene in Lake ...
Picturesque North Carolina mountain town destroyed by Hurricane Helene as death toll surpasses 100: ‘There’s just nothing left’
Shocking images show how a picturesque North Carolina village was nearly wiped out by Hurricane Helene — as the death toll from the storm rose to 107, with desperate rescue missions continuing ...