Hurricane Helene forces North Carolina residents to sleep in tents where homes once stood

SWANNANOA, N.C. – Nearly a month after Hurricane Helene devastated areas of the Southeast and killed more than 250 people, North Carolina residents are sleeping in tents where their homes once stood, even as temperatures drop to the 30s at night.

Kris Weil is one of several people in hard-hit Swannanoa sleeping in a tent with his dog outside his home, which was destroyed by intense flooding and winds on Sept. 27. Weil's story is nothing short of a miracle. ---More...