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A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough

A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough

ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Twin babies who died alongside their mother in Georgia are youngest-known Hurricane Helene victims

Twin babies who died alongside their mother in Georgia are youngest-known Hurricane Helene victims

Obie Williams said he could hear babies crying and branches battering the windows when he spoke with his daughter on the phone last week as Hurricane Helene tore through her rural Georgia town.
Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance

Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance

A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest storms to hit the mainland in recent history.
Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance

Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance

A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest storms to hit the mainland in recent history.
Floods inundate Thailand's northern tourist city of Chiang Mai

Floods inundate Thailand's northern tourist city of Chiang Mai

BANGKOK (AP) — Chiang Mai, Thailand's northern city popular with tourists, was inundated by widespread flooding Saturday as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy seasonal rainfall.
Floods inundate Thailand's northern tourist city of Chiang Mai

Floods inundate Thailand's northern tourist city of Chiang Mai

BANGKOK (AP) — Chiang Mai, Thailand's northern city popular with tourists, was inundated by widespread flooding Saturday as its main river overflowed its banks following heavy seasonal rainfall.
Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn't threatening land

Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn't threatening land

MIAMI (AP) — Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said.
Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity

Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world's worst
FEMA has faced criticism and praise during Helene. Here's what it does - and doesn't do

FEMA has faced criticism and praise during Helene. Here's what it does - and doesn't do

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is tasked with helping states and communities hit by disasters like Hurricane Helene .
When will the power return? Weary Carolinas residents long for relief after Helene's fury

When will the power return? Weary Carolinas residents long for relief after Helene's fury

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The weary and worn residents of Julianne Johnson's neighborhood in Asheville have been getting by without electricity since Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast last week and upended their lives.