North Carolina lawmakers approve $600M more for Helene recovery, order more voting sites Electrical contract worker Matthew Tipton looks over the remnants of a waterline serving Asheville, N.C., downstream from North Fork Reservoir, a main source of water for the city, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, after the line was destroyed during Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper unveils a report about damages caused by Hurricane Helene and his $3.9 billion request to the General Assembly for recovery initiatives during a press conference at the Albemarle Building in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)
Francisco Gonzalez poses for a picture at the Henderson County Republican Party table after voting for Donald Trump at the Henderson County Board of Elections on the first day of early voting in the state, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Hendersonville, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
Len Frisbee dumps a wheelbarrow of dirt as he helps with clean up in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Hot Springs, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
A bus pushed by flood waters rests against Laurel Branch Baptist church in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Pensacola, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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Electrical contract worker Matthew Tipton looks over the remnants of a waterline serving Asheville, N.C., downstream from North Fork Reservoir, a main source of water for the city, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, after the line was destroyed during Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)