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Volunteers restore Appalachian Trail after Hurricane Helene

Season 2025 Episode 243 | 3m 33s

Last fall’s Hurricane Helene brought historic rainfall and record-breaking flooding across the Southeast. In the immediate aftermath, downed trees and destroyed bridges caused 430 miles of the famed Appalachian Trail to be closed. Now, months of labor by volunteer work crews have brought that down to just five miles. John Yang reports.

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