mavii

Interstate 40 partially collapses after catastrophic rains in North Carolina The North Carolina Department of Transportation said I-40 was closed in multiple locations between Asheville and eastern Tennessee due to washouts and debris.

A portion of I-40 washed away in the Pigeon River Gorge on Friday. The interstate may not reopen for some time due to the damage. (Video: Paiton Lanier)

A section of Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line has collapsed into the Pigeon River. WYFF's Jarrett McDaris reports.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) said Friday that all roads in the region should be considered closed. Torrential rain from Hurricane Helene, now a tropical depression, flooded many roads and washed out others. Landslides and downed trees and wires were also blocking the way.

I-40 East is closed to all traffic at Mile Marker 432 in Cocke County due to catastrophic flooding in Tennessee and North Carolina.

I-40 was closed between Cocke County, Tennessee and the entirety of Western North Carolina on Friday morning after catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene caused mudslides and left debris ...

SYLVA, N.C. (WNCN/AP) — New video Sunday showed the devastation of Interstate 40 in the North Carolina mountains — one of nearly 300 roads still closed after historic flooding from Tropical Storm Helene on Friday. Meanwhile, in a news briefing early Sunday afternoon, Gov. Roy Cooper said 11 people in North Carolina had died from Helene — up from 10 on Saturday. Later Sunday afternoon ...

A mudslide on the North Carolina side resulted in a partial collapse of the I-40, NCDOT spokesperson Kelse Edwards said.

Interstate 40 is closed at the Tennessee-North Carolina border near the Pigeon River Gorge after flooding and a mudslide overtook the highway.

I-40 shut down from Cocke County into North Carolina after flooding, mudslides Flooding and mudslides shut down around 30 miles of I-40 in Tennessee and North Carolina on Friday.

Interstate 40 is impassable between Tennessee and Asheville, North Carolina, and beyond, because of catastrophic floods from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.

The Pigeon River raged Friday along I-40, creating dangerous conditions and causing mudslides in the gorge.

Days of torrential rains in North Carolina culminating with tropical downpours from what was what Hurricane Helene have officials keeping a close eye on a major dam, the two main interstates in the…

Driver bypasses road closure sign on washed out I-40 in North Carolina mountains and dies after crashing into gorge, officials say

The North Carolina Department of Transportation said it’s unclear exactly when a closed portion of Interstate 40 in Western North Carolina will be open.

Interstate 40 Eastbound is closed to all traffic at Mile Marker 432 in Cocke County due to catastrophic flooding in Tennessee and North Carolina, according to the Tennessee Department of ...

Several lanes of I-40 in N.C. near the Tennessee line washed out and collapsed during catastrophic flooding from Helene.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation reports that I-40 is closed to all traffic due to catastrophic flooding in Tennessee and North Carolina.

A portion of the Interstate 40 that connects North Carolina to Tennessee via Cocke County was swallowed up by a landslide from a flash flood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Friday. Photos of the water swallowing a part of the highway surfaced. The road is currently closed.

Welcome to Money, Sky News' consumer and personal finance hub. The Bank of England has announced a base rate cut to 4.25% - follow live to find out what it means for you.