On September 26, Hurricane Helene hit the coast of Florida in the United States with wind gusts of up to 220 kilometers per hour.
As it passed through the United States, Hurricane Helene has left more than 200 dead and hundreds missing, making it the most devastating meteorological phenomenon to hit the country since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Most of the deaths occurred in North Carolina, a state that has been particularly damaged.
Evidence of this damage is what happened in Chimney Rock, a town of 140 inhabitants in North Carolina, located next to Chimney Rock State Park, known for a large granite monolith. It was a small, peaceful town with a beautiful setting, until Hurricane Helene hit on September 27. The fall of water was so strong that the Broad River overflowed its banks, destroying the town, the neighboring town of Lake Lure and the road that runs through them.
As if these misfortunes were not enough, some unscrupulous people have been spreading hoaxes on social networks, claiming that the authorities intended to demolish the entire town and saying that there were many corpses dumped in the area. Mark Huneycutt has published a video touring the place, showing the damage caused by Helene and also refuting these hoaxes:
You can see some screenshots from this video here. One of the most striking images is the destruction of the Chimney Rock Road by the overflowing of the Broad River. The hurricane and the rising river destroyed a bridge, the remains of which can be seen on the right in this image.
A Lake Lure County Sheriff's vehicle was abandoned along the Broad River. A female officer was driving along the road when the vehicle was swept away by floodwaters.
An old truck from the Chimney Rock Country Fair, a recreational area located 50 meters from the Broad River. When the river flooded, it crossed the road and reached this country fair. On the right you can see the river occupying the place where the road used to be. The hurricane has changed the course of the river.
Some pictures of the damage caused by the hurricane on Chimney Rock Road. I hope that the residents of this town can rebuild and recover from the serious damage suffered by this hurricane.
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