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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jim Mustian,Bernard Condon and Erik Verduzco

Soul-searching and regret over unheeded warnings follow Helene's destruction

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Before Hurricane Helene’s landfall last week, the National Weather Service began an all-out blitz to alert emergency planners, first responders and residents across the Southeast that the storm’s heavy rains and high winds could bring disaster hundreds of miles from the coast.

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