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- 1PVC pipes still clog North Carolina river a year after Helene▼PVC pipes swept away by Hurricane Helene flooding still dominate cleanup of North Carolina river
Cleanup crews in western North Carolina are still pulling thousands of PVC pipes from the French Broad River and its tributaries, more than a year after Hurricane Helene's flooding swept them from storage and riverbanks. The buoyant plastic scattered widely across waterways, and removal remains one of the most persistent tasks in the region's long recovery effort.