MADISON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two of Madison County’s busiest downtowns are reeling after Helene. Marshall Mayor Aaron Haynie said there have been “some” fatalities.
“We’ll build back and make things better for our town,” Haynie said.
Hot Springs’ fire chief says they had to conduct two rescues.
“When I saw this, I broke out in tears, man,” Hot Springs resident Thomas Manning said. “It’s my home, and now it’s gone.”
A News 13 crew watched workers clearing massive amounts of debris in Hot Springs and Marshall.
“We watched it from the edges happen,” Hot Springs business owner David Wagner said. “Watched the water come push through these walls, take out buildings and move them entirely areas over.”
“There are holes in the floors of buildings,” Hot Springs Mayor Abigail Norton said. “City hall, the floor it’s buckled, just all the buildings up and down this street are just destroyed.”
Downtown Marshall is …