Drone footage of Helene devastation at Lake Lure, NC

Rescue workers continue searching for survivors in the mountains of western North Carolina, trying to contact and deliver aid to hundreds of people cut off by washed-out roads, felled power lines and damaged cellphone towers following Hurricane Helene.

Lake Lure, North Carolina is among the most decimated towns across the state. Debris covered the town as recently as Monday with boats, docks, and tree trunks among the items scattered abroad.

Officials worried on Friday that Helene's impact would cause the Lake Lure Dam to collapse. Excessive rain from Helene caused the lake to fill up over the dam. An evacuation order was mandated because of the concern. The dam survived but the town as a whole is in ruins.

Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County, about 40 miles southeast of Asheville. The town of just over 1,000 residents is named after Lake Lure, a reservoir created by the construction of the Lake Lure Dam to secure the area from Broad River.

The town became a popular tourism destination in western North Carolina, particularly for the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge (formerly the Rocky Broad River Bridge). The bridge was designated as a Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. Flooding from Helene destroyed the bridge, eliminating one of Lake Lure's biggest draws. #Helene #Hurricane #News

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