In Damascus, Helene destroyed over a dozen homes. Parts of Route 58 and the Va. Creeper Trail will have to be rebuilt, officials say
In Smyth County on Monday Oct. 7, a bulldozer is pulling river rocks from Big Laurel Creek where part of Laurel Creek Road collapsed during Helene. There are many places along roads throughout the area that were damaged in the floods. (Credit: Roxy Todd)
It’s been almost two weeks since Helene damaged hundreds of homes across Southwest Virginia and took the lives of two people.
Roxy Todd visited Damascus and surrounding communities this week, where it could take more than a year to rebuild washed out roads and fully reopen the Virginia Creeper bicycle trail.
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