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Cynthia Dunn
Coverage of Cynthia Dunn in the Nexus archive.
- North Carolina mountain community braces for hurricane season two years after Helene's brutal impact
Residents of Western North Carolina mountain communities are preparing for hurricane season amid lingering trauma from Hurricane Helene, which killed over 100 people and destroyed homes two years ago. Survivors like Jackie Fenstermacher and her sister Cynthia Dunn describe ongoing struggles with temporary housing and anxiety about future storms. Buncombe County has approved funding to build a standalone emergency operations center in response to the disaster.