Residents struggle to cope with devastation

Residents struggle to cope with devastation

Article describes the experiences of people in Canton and other Buncombe County towns in the aftermath of the flood. Some businesses will take up to a year to repair. Senator Dole and Governor Easley toured the area to survey damage. North Carolina remains in a state of emergency. Employees of the Town of Canton are working to clean up debris in town. The damage from the flood is a large setback to the town's array of new businesses. The Red Cross is bringing emergency relief vehicles into the area, which will be able to serve meals to anyone displaced. In Black Mountain, many homes have flooded and the costs of repairs are expensive. Residents of Canton are seeing similarly expensive damage costs; some in the thousands of dollars. Residents also worry about mold growing in their homes. Around Skyland, some residents are waiting for floodwaters to recede so they aren't living on islands anymore. The article is accompanied by a section on water safety tips, as well as two pictures. The top picture, taken by Steve Dixon, is an aerial shot of the French Broad River Park covered in water. The bottom picture, taken by Bill Sanders, shows two men loading water into trucks for delivery to distribution points.

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