So far we’ve lost 98 souls. Uh We expect that number to rise. Some, we send deepest condolences to their families and communities. Uh Probably about *** little more than 100,000 people have had damage to their homes. Thousands of businesses have been damaged, uh that have not opened yet. We have estimated the financial damages of this storm at $53 billion.
This weekend marks one month after Hurricane Helene. Gov. Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff from sunrise Oct. 26 to sunset Oct. 27 to remember the 95 North Carolinians who were killed by this unprecedented storm. “Today, we remember those who lost their lives to this terrible and powerful storm and we mourn with their loved ones,” Cooper said. “Hurricane Helene has forever changed lives, communities and our entire state. The losses are heartbreaking, but the determination to rebuild Western …