As authorities in the path of Hurricane Helene continue to hunt for missing people, the dangers for those who survived the wind and flooding are many, including contaminated water and mold.

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Helene’s health risks include contaminated water and mold: Doctors

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Hurricane Helene's flooding has subsided, but health risks are growing in hard-hit regions of the North Carolina mountains, where many people lost access to power and clean water.

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Health risks rising in mountain areas flooded by Hurricane Helene and cut off from clean water, power, hospitals

Contaminated water is one of the leading health risks, but residents also face harm to mental health, stress that exacerbates chronic diseases and several other threats.

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In mountain areas flooded by Hurricane Helene, these health risks are rising

Flooding across North Carolina's mountains left many residents with muddy, debris-strewn yards and flooded homes Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty ImagesHurricane Helene’s flooding has subsided, but health risks are growing in hard-hit regions of the North Carolina mountains, where many people lost access to power and clean water. More than 150 deaths across the Southeast had been attributed to Hurricane Helene within days of the late September 2024 sto…

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Health risks are growing in mountain areas flooded by Hurricane Helene and cut off from clean water, power and clinics

Hurricane Helene's lasting legacies will be health problems brought on by contaminated water and mold, according to several doctors.

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Health Risks Are Growing In Mountain Areas Flooded By Hurricane Helene

Climate change is causing more severe tropical storms, which can inundate communities hundreds of miles from the coast.By Kiley PriceSix months ago, Craig Colten moved from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Asheville, North Carolina—a historic city tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He’d fallen in love with the region over the summers while in college and was eager to evade the near-constant threat of hurricanes that loomed over his life in Louisiana.

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Health risks are rising in mountain areas flooded by Hurricane Helene kcpnews2 Wed, 10/02/2024 - 05:00  
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Flooding across North Carolina’s mountains left many residents with muddy, debris-strewn yards and flooded homes.
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images   Jennifer Horney, University of Delaware Hurricane Helene’s flooding has subsided, but health risks are growing in hard-hit regions of the North Carolina mountains, where many people lo…

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Health risks are rising in mountain areas flooded by Hurricane Helene

Climate change is causing more severe tropical storms, which can inundate communities hundreds of miles from the coast. By Kiley Price Six months ago, Craig Colten moved from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Asheville, North Carolina-a historic city tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He'd fallen in love with the region over the summers while in college and was eager to evade the near-constant threat of hurricanes that loomed over his life in Louisian…

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