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Hurricane Helene destroyed 73,000 homes in North Carolina.

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Mixed. Official North Carolina damage assessments estimated that Hurricane Helene damaged more than 73,000 homes in the state, but not all of those homes were destroyed.

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… vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of hurricane relief that was passed by the North Carolina General assembly and had the worst hurricane response in the country to Hurricane Helene. We saw the damage that that storm brought to North Carolina. 73,000 homes we destroyed. 45,000 small businesses were shuttered. 107 people were killed. And Roy Cooper was absolutely not there. He was not there when the storm hit and he was not there afterwards. …
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Contradicts. State assessments specify that the 73,000 figure represents total damaged homes, with a portion of those experiencing severe or catastrophic destruction rather than all 73,000 being destroyed.[1][2]

Supports. The North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management reported that Hurricane Helene was expected to have damaged more than 73,000 homes across the state.[2]

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12 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 primary, 1 tier 2, 6 not rated

  1. 1No, 600 bodies weren't discovered in North Carolina ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
  2. 2Hurricane Helene Damage and Needs Assessment - NC OSBMosbm.nc.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
10 more sources read, not cited in a finding +
  1. 3Hurricane Helene Articlessnopes.com · fact-checker
  2. 4Hurricane Costscoast.noaa.gov · primary source
  3. 5Two Years After Helene - NC DPSncdps.gov · primary source
  4. 6Inside the Homes Hurricane Helene Destroyed One Year Agopbs.org · tier 2
  5. 7Two years ago, Hurricane Helene claimed over 100 lives ...facebook.com · not rated
  6. 8Hurricane Helene and Milton: Two Years Laterredcross.org · not rated
  7. 9Western North Carolina still healing two years after ...wcnc.com · not rated
  8. 10Two years ago, Hurricane Helene flooded homes and ...instagram.com · not rated
  9. 11Remains of Hurricane Helene victim found nearly 2 years ...westernmassnews.com · not rated
  10. 12Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated

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    Fact check: Families who lost their homes in Hurricane Helene need an accurate count of the destruction. State assessments found Hurricane Helene damaged over 73,000 North Carolina homes, but not all of those were destroyed.

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