Buncombe County Corrects Death Toll from Hurricane Helene, Lowering Reported Fatalities
RALEIGH, N.C. – Following a recent reconciliation of the death toll numbers in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Buncombe County officials have significantly adjusted their figures to align with lower state-reported numbers. Initially, local authorities had reported a staggering 72 fatalities in Asheville’s home county, but this total has since been revised down to 42, based on more accurate data from North Carolina’s chief medical examiner. The discrepancy emerged from an early report on October …