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Toxic Mud? NC River Tainted After Flooding

October 17, 2024

Reports indicate plastics, sewage, hazards and unknown substances could lurk within flood water and mud in western North Carolina after flooding from Helene devastated the region. Some locals including cleanup volunteers have reportedly felt ill after exposure to tainted mud and water. Video taken north of Asheville shows waste piled high alongside the French Broad River, just downstream from a plastic fabrication company in Woodfin.

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