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Hurricane Helene's Aftermath: A Test of Resilience
North Carolina, Asheville, USATuesday, October 1, 2024
However, not everyone was satisfied with the government's response. Some residents felt that the city had not been prepared for the storm, and that officials had not done enough to prepare the community. "They should have been more prepared," said Devonna Brown, an Asheville business owner. "We're very frustrated by it. I mean, there's no way to get in, no way to get out."
Sara Legatski, another Asheville business owner, echoed Brown's sentiments. "There should have been a more urgent call for people to be prepared," she said. "Were they stationing water off the mountain ready to be trucked up here, knowing how fragile our water system is? None of this is a surprise. Anyone acting like this is a surprise has not been here long enough and is not from the mountains and does not understand how water works."
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