Flood survivor recalls escape during Chantal in Chapel Hill: ‘I thought that might be the last day’

“I thought that might be it for me. I thought that might be the last day.”

These were the words of Dan Barnaba, one of the victims of Tropical Depression Chantal’s flooding in Chapel Hill.

Like many others, Dan and his partner, Rachael Hynes, knew it was going to rain on the evening of July 6, 2025 — but they never could have imagined just how much…

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