From Harvey to Michael: how America's year of major hurricanes unfolded
Just two years after Hurricane Matthew forced her to flee her home temporarily, Adrienne Kennedy has again had to pack her bags and leave. Hurricane Florence, which drenched the Carolinas last month, punched holes in Kennedy’s roof, causing it to collapse.
“You do get kind of hopeless,” said Kennedy, who is renting a place 30 miles away. It may take a year to return safely home to Lumberton, North Carolina. “I was born and raised there. I don’t see myself living anywhere else. You have to be proactive. But it’s all up in the air,” she said.
Kennedy, who has turned into a local organizer for climate resilience and disaster recovery, is far from the only person, which roared over Florida’s panhandle and other states , hit those still recovering from Florence.
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