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WNC officials visited Kerr County, Texas to learn from their experiences with recent flooding and share their own challenges and solutions.

The WNC delegation, including officials from Lake Lure, Marshall, Avery County, and Asheville, represents the WNC Partnership, a coalition focused on flood preparedness.

The American Flood Coalition, a nonpartisan group, is working with WNC communities to address flood mitigation and secure funding.

The trip allowed WNC officials to offer support, share lessons learned, and witness the devastation firsthand.

The historic flooding in Central Texas July 4, in which more than 130 people died, marked the worst natural disaster in the U.S. since Tropical Storm Helene ravaged Western North Carolina Sept. 27.

Last month, a delegati

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