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flag FEMA approves $2.5M to rebuild North Carolina’s Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, destroyed by Hurricane Helene in 2024.

flag FEMA has approved over $2.5 million in funding to rebuild the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge in North Carolina, destroyed by Hurricane Helene in 2024. flag The bridge, a popular tourist attraction since its 2013 opening, featured over 2,000 plant species and themed gardens, drawing up to 200,000 visitors annually. flag Though the town of Lake Lure has deemed the project unfeasible, the Friends of the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge and local officials, including US Representative Tim Moore, support the restoration. flag A nonprofit is planning 'survivor gardens' to honor the community’s recovery, with redesign efforts underway and planting scheduled for October.

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