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PVC pipes still clog North Carolina river a year after Helene
Original: 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.
Why now: Ongoing Hurricane Helene recovery efforts remain in the news, and the sheer scale of pipe debris still in the river highlights how slow the cleanup is going.
Hurricane HeleneNorth CarolinaFrench Broad RiverPVC pipes
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- PVC pipes swept away by Hurricane Helene flooding still dominate cleanup of North Carolina river · DJC
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