THIS, WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. CREWS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ARE STILL WORKING TO RESTORE POWER FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AFTER HELENE’S DEVASTATION THERE. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS 93 NORTH CAROLINIANS DIED FROM THAT STORM. BUNCOMBE COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST COUNT, WITH DEATH TOLL 42 PEOPLE. BUT BUNCOMBE COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE KEEPING THEIR OWN DATA. THEY SAY THERE ARE MORE THAN 70 DEATHS IN THAT COUNTY ALONE. SO THE TOTAL FOR OUR STATE COULD BE HIGHER. AGAIN, WE’RE TRYING TO CONFIRM THOSE NUMBERS OF THOSE DEATHS IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR WE KNOW WERE STUDENTS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS. THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS NOT CONFIRMED WHICH SCHOOLS THEY ATTENDED. HE SAYS HIS STAFF ARE MAKING DIRECT CONTACT WITH MORE THAN 22,000 STUDENTS, BUT THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO REACH ABOUT 20 MORE. THE DISTRICT RESUMES CLASSES TOMORROW. WE ARE …
