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BEIRUT, LEBANON - SEPTEMBER 30: An apartment block stands in partial ruins after being hit by an Israeli airstrike on, September 30, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. The Israeli military said it carried out dozens of strikes in Lebanon last night, including southern Beirut and the Bekaa Valley. An apartment building in central Beirut was also hit last night, the first apparent Israeli strike on the capital outside of Hezbollah's stronghold in the southern suburbs. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

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Live Updates Ravaged by the storm, Asheville is now isolated as hundreds of roads in the Carolinas remain closed

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A local resident walks out into fast-flowing waters to assist a stranded driver in a stretch of flooded road as Tropical Storm Helene strikes, on the outskirts of Boone, North Carolina, U.S. September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

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ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 28: Heavy rains from hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on September 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend on Thursday night with winds up to 140 mph and storm surges that killed at least 42 people in several states. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

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