As crews from the Federal Emergency Management Agency continue search and rescue operations throughout Buncombe County, North Carolina, other FEMA teams are helping people impacted by Helene get federal assistance.
To date, across the state of North Carolina, FEMA has approved 28,000 applications for assistance for over $37 million, and in Buncombe County, 14,500 applications have been approved for about $15.9 million.
