Matt Calabria, director of the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina
Two years after Tropical Storm Helene devastated western North Carolina, the region continues to recover from over 100 deaths and 60 billion dollars in damages. The Governor's Recovery Office is overseeing ongoing efforts to address the economic and physical destruction caused by the storm.
It was two years ago this past week that Hurricane-turned-Tropical Storm Helene inundated and devastated large swaths of western North Carolina with unprecedented rainfall and flooding. All tolled the disaster took more than 100 lives, inflicted more than 60 billion dollars in damage and wrecked many significant segments of the region’s economy. For Gov. Josh […]
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