A survivor of both Hurricanes Katrina and Helene tells her story; Gov. Bev Perdue reflects on hurricane response.
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A survivor of Hurricanes Katrina and Helene tells her story
Brandi Hand was born and raised in New Orleans. She grew up hearing warnings about the potential of The Big Storm – a hypothetical weather event that would leave the city underwater. When that event came in the form of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Brandi and her husband Tom lost their home.
They eventually relocated to Asheville, believing they would be safe from similar natural disasters in the mountains of North Carolina. Then Helene hit in 2024. On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we talk to a survivor of not one…
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