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After Tropical Storm Helene’s remnants caused catastrophic floods After Tropical Storm Helene’s remnants caused catastrophic floods, North Carolina’s town of Marshall is struggling to recover. Beyond its banks, the river swelled and this tiny monumental town, home to around 800 people and located along the French Broad River, was swiftly inundated, with homes, businesses, and streets buried profound under dense viscous sludge. Residents and volunteers are nearing together now to begin altering forward, remaking, and undertake the gradual and needing process of cleanup. The family that owns Penland and Sons Department Store on Main Street is the Rector family, an established and established hereditary business. Their beloved store and family photos and keepsakes lay scattered with mud for the family members of Dennis and Susan Rector, along with their son Ryan, to sift through and to remove dirt from for days after the flood. Working, Ryan Rector shared a poignant sentiment, remarking, “It feels like home despite how negative it…