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Hurricane-displaced RV residents face winter challenges in North Carolina

28.01.2026 20:07 1 min 1 source РУС
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Hurricane-displaced RV residents face winter challenges in North Carolina
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Sixteen months after Hurricane Helene, hundreds of people in Western North Carolina remain in RVs not designed for cold weather. Nonprofits are winterizing vehicles with insulation boards and heaters to make them habitable. A state grant of half a million dollars supports these efforts.

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