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See photos as residents living in Asheville, N.C., and the surrounding areas continue to re-build following flooding brought by Tropical Storm Helene.

Hurricane Helene was a historic storm that will be on the minds of those affected for years to come. During the evening of Sept. 26, the storm made landfall along Florida’s Big Bend area as a category 4 with wind speeds of 140 mph.