ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on Tuesday it approved over $64 million to support Western North Carolina as it continues recovering from Hurricane Helene.

FEMA said the funds will support over 30 projects in the recovery process.

Here's a breakdown of how the $64.2 million will be spent, according to FEMA: • $35.4 million to the NC DOT for road repairs in Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey counties. • $10.7 million to Asheville for temporary water supply stabilization at the North Fork and William DeBruhl water treatment plants. • $4.6 million to Buncombe County to support landslide slope stabilization. • $3.5 million to Beech Mountain for repairs to the Buckeye Lake dam, Buckeye water treatment plan

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