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This gallery shows photos taken by YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly staff to chronicle Hurricane Helene’s impact on their campus and subsequent recovery work. The swimming pool and two buildings were destroyed. Most other buildings and facilities were damaged, when the storm moved through Black Mountain, North Carolina on Sept. 27, 2024.

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