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2 September 2026

Hurricane Helene Killed His Wife and Destroyed His Mobile Home. New Tenants Are Now Renting the Same Flood-Prone Land.

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Hurricane Helene Killed His Wife and Destroyed His Mobile Home. New Tenants Are Now Renting the Same Flood-Prone Land.

Joe Rogers, a former resident of the Hyder Mountain Road mobile home park near Clyde, North Carolina. Hurricane Helene swept his mobile home into the nearby river with his wife and three of their dogs still inside. The county still allows trailers and campers at the mobile home park. Jesse Barber for ProPublica and The Assembly Dave Masters could no longer ignore the storm as trees cracked and the swollen river roared. It was dark outside, but through the window he could see his father’s house, usually 100 feet away from the Pigeon River, was surrounded by water.

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