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NC Auditor: $111 million spent on Hurricane Helene emergency camps
A North Carolina auditor's report reveals over $111 million was spent on 55 emergency camps established after Hurricane Helene, with costs including $800 per night for single beds and $516,500 daily expenditures. The Texas-based contractor SLSCO provided these services under pre-existing contracts signed in 2023, prior to the hurricane's occurrence.
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