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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Western North Carolina’s water system is finally back online after Helene

Climate Hurricane Helene Water Safety Tips - (Copyright 2023. The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

More than 100,000 residents in western North Carolina were allowed to drink and bathe using water from their home faucets on Monday, nearly two months after Hurricane Helene destroyed much of the local water system.

Clay Chandler, a spokesman for the city of Asheville’s Water Resources Department, said at a briefing Monday that water tests “were all clear" and a boil-water notice was lifted.

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