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Burke County is establishing distribution points for emergency assistance

Burke County officials said Tuesday they have set up distribution points throughout the county to ensure easy access for residents.

LINK: Helene Resources

The following locations have been designated as PODs where emergency supplies can be obtained.

These supplies include water, non-perishable food, toiletries, diapers, baby wipes, batteries and other essential items and are available free of charge.

There are no time restrictions on access to these items, officials said. If you see someone at the distribution point, you are welcome to stop by and pick up the necessary items.

POD locations:

  • George Hildebran Fire/Rescue: 7470 George Hildebran School Rd., Connelly Springs

  • Longtown Fire Department: 7765 South Mountain Institute Rd., Nebo

  • Enola Fire/Rescue: 2510 Enola Rd., Morganton

Water updates:

  • Morganton: Water outage update

  • Valdese boil water advisory: Boil water advisory remains in effect

  • Boil Water Advisory Icard Township: Boil Water Advisory remains in effect

Free bags of ice while supplies last. First come, first served:

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This is a self-serve, so make sure to keep the trailer doors closed while you’re not getting ice, otherwise the ice will melt.

  • 110 Bost Rd., Morganton in the old Kmart parking lot

  • 160 Fiddlers Run Blvd., Morganton in the Fiddlers Run Shopping Center parking lot (truck has not arrived as of 9 p.m.)

  • 1911 Jamestown Rd., Morganton in the Brentwood Water Corporation office parking lot

  • 1020 Main St., West Valdese in the parking lot of Jim’s Indoor Flea Market

There are still widespread power outages in Burke County. Line crews continue to work to restore power to the province.

Power outages dropped from 53% to 47% on Tuesday.

Road closures and flooding:

A flood advisory is in effect for Burke County until 1 p.m. Wednesday as water continues to recede. Continue to avoid flooded roads. All roads in western North Carolina and Burke County must remain closed.

Several roads remained blocked and impassable due to fallen trees or flooding. Keep an eye on www.drivenc.gov for the latest news.

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Mobile coverage:

Mobile coverage is still poor throughout the province. Telecommunications partners are working to restore critical infrastructure, especially the fiber optic powering mobile phone networks washed away by the catastrophic floods.

Cell phone signal should continue to improve in the coming days.

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