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U.S. Army ships out to Western NC, clearing roads [Video]

THAT IS WYFF4.COM. WHILE RECOVERY CONTINUES IN THE UPSTATE, THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA WHO ARE TRAPPED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS BY DEBRIS. OUR PEYTON FURTADO RODE WITH US SOLDIERS TO ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED PARTS OF THE STATE. SHE SHOWS US A CLOSER LOOK AT THEIR EFFORTS. IT’S NOT EVERY DAY YOU SEE THE U.S. ARMY IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD, BUT THE FOLKS HERE ON BEAVER LANE HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IN DAYS. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SOLDIERS CHOPPED, CHAINSAWED AND BULLDOZED THROUGH A PILE OF DEBRIS, WORKING TO FREE PART OF TOLKEIN NORTH CAROLINA. THE ONLY OTHER WAY OUT WASHED DOWN THE RIVER. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRAPPED HERE 11 DAYS, UNABLE TO DRIVE OUT. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT SOME OF THE MOST MOUNTAINOUS, ISOLATED PARTS OF THE STATE ARE FACING. WE’RE JUST TRYING TO TAKE SMALL BITES. IT’S GOING TO …

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