POLK COUNTY, N.C. – The fight against destructive wildfires tearing through North Carolina and South Carolina are being significantly hampered by Hurricane Helene’s lingering devastation, officials revealed, calling the situation “an absolute travesty.”
Adding to fire-related concerns in the region, South Carolina continues to address the large Table Rock Fire in Pickens County, prompting Gov. Henry McMaster to issue a state of emergency. New evacuations were ordered on Wednesday for Greenville and Pickens counties as the South Carolina Forestry Commission works to contain the nearly 2,300-acre fire…