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At least 57 people are dead in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene .
Flooding is not unprecedented in the mountains of North Carolina , and flash floods from rivers are not unheard of.
The bulk of the $17 billion in damage caused by 2018 ’s Hurricane Florence , which tore up the North Carolina coast, was water damage.
The average annual cost of home insurance climbed nearly 20 percent between 2021 and 2023 .
In Florida , the average homeowner paid over $ 10,000 a year in 2023 — more than $8,600 above the national rate.
Florida has made headlines in recent months as ground zero for the climate-change insurance crisis.
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