Holly Yan - Senior News Writer, CNN Digital

Holly Yan

Senior News Writer, CNN Digital

Holly Yan is a senior writer for CNN Digital, reporting national breaking news, explanatory articles and in-depth features. Follow her on Twitter: @HollyYanCNN

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ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 01: The entrance to the Biltmore Estate is seen surrounded by debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 1, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. According to reports, at least 140 people have been killed across the southeastern U.S., and millions are without power due to the storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. The White House has approved disaster declarations in North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Alabama, freeing up federal emergency management money and resources for those states. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

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Historic Biltmore Estate suffers ‘extensive’ damage in some places after Helene thrashes North Carolina

The 8,000-acre Biltmore Estate, Asheville’s biggest attraction that welcomes 1.4 million visitors a year, has significant damage in some buildings after Helene ripped through Western North Carolina, the Biltmore said.

SWANNANOA, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 04: An American flag hangs above floodwaters remaining from Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. At least 215 people were killed in six states in the wake of the powerful hurricane which made landfall as a Category 4. President Joe Biden ordered the deployment of 1,000 active duty U.S. soldiers to assist with storm relief efforts in what is now the deadliest U.S. mainland hurricane since Hurricane Katrina. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Helene death toll rises to at least 232 across 6 states

The death toll from Helene has risen to at least 227 across six states, according to CNN’s tally, after two more deaths were announced Saturday in South Carolina.

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Live Updates October 9 Hurricane Milton news

Hurricane Milton has made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm before weakening to a Category 1 as it moves over the state, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is the fifth hurricane to make landfall in the US this year.

Bob Gendron loads sandbags onto his truck, as they are distributed to Pinellas County residents before the expected arrival of Tropical Storm Milton, in Seminole, Florida, U.S. October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Octavio Jones

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Live Updates October 7, 2024, Hurricane Milton news

Hurricane Milton could devastate areas that were already hard-hit by Helene.

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Traffic is heavy as thousands evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton as it churns in the Gulf of Mexico on October 07, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Milton, which comes on heels of the destructive Hurricane Helene, has strengthened to a Category 5 storm as it approaches Florida’s Gulf Coast near St. Petersburg and Tampa, where it is projected to make landfall Wednesday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Live Updates October 8, 2024 news on Hurricane Milton

The storm wobbled farther south than expected Tuesday, leading to a southern shift in the forecast from the National Hurricane Center.

A drone view shows a damaged area, following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S., September 29, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello

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People moved to Asheville to escape extreme weather. They forgot its tragic history.

The destruction reveals this city — like any in America — was never safe, it’s just that memories are short and the climate crisis consistently underestimated.

FILE - Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., Sept. 29, 2024. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, file)

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‘We want them gone’: Georgia county plans to sue BioLab after its chemical plant fire upended life for thousands of residents

A fire at a BioLab industrial building shrouded neighborhoods in chemical smoke for days, forcing thousands of evacuations and keeping kids out of school for weeks. Now, Rockdale County is trying to oust BioLab from Conyers, about 25 miles east of Atlanta.

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Charges dropped against deaf man after bodycam video shows Phoenix police punching and tasing him on the ground

Newly released bodycam footage shows two Phoenix police officers shouting orders to a deaf man as he’s lying face-down on the ground – with one officer punching him and another officer tasing him.

TOPSHOT - A man cleans debris inside a gas station store in Lakewood Park, Florida, after a tornado hit the area and caused severe damage as Hurricane Milton swept through Florida on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Live Updates October 11 Hurricane Milton news

Floridians are picking up the pieces after Milton cut through the state, battering it with deadly tornadoes, historic rain and high winds — and the storm was supercharged by climate change, according to a scientific analysis.

TOPSHOT - Jenna Fountain carries a bucket down Regency Drive to try to recover items from their flooded home in Port Arthur, Texas, September 1, 2017.
Storm-weary residents of Houston and other Texas cities began returning home to assess flood damage from Hurricane Harvey but officials warned the danger was far from over in parts of the battered state. / AFP PHOTO / Emily Kask (Photo credit should read EMILY KASK/AFP via Getty Images)

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How to get help, stay safe and protect your sanity after a devastating hurricane

The onslaught of stress, grief and hidden dangers can seem overwhelming. Here’s how to get help, protect your family and take the first steps toward recovery:

OSPREY, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 10: A woman walks along a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Osprey, Florida. The hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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Live Updates October 10 Hurricane Milton news

Floridians are picking up the pieces after Milton made landfall as a dangerous Category 3 hurricane and cut through the state as a Category 1 storm before moving offshore.

Tropicana Field was set to be a refuge for thousands of storm personnel. Then Hurricane Milton blew most of the roof off

Hurricane Milton showed no mercy in its deadly rampage across Florida, shredding the roof of Tropicana Stadium – which was supposed to help shelter first responders.

Helene left at least 128 people dead and communities ‘wiped off the map.’ Now, survivors are struggling to get food and water

The magnitude of devastation wrought by Helene intensifies by the hour as search crews discover more bodies and floodwaters slowly recede – revealing more neighborhoods obliterated by the storm.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrives at federal court for his arraignment after he was charged with bribery and illegally soliciting a campaign contribution from a foreign national, in New York City, U.S. September 27, 2024.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to federal corruption charges as New York’s governor considers removing him

New York City’s embattled mayor pleaded not guilty Friday to federal corruption charges after prosecutors accused him of using his power and influence to garner free trips, luxury hotel stays and questionable campaign donations.

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Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors and the victim’s family asking that he be spared

Marcellus Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the US Supreme Court denied a stay.

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Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt Tuesday’s execution of a death row inmate who prosecutor says might be innocent

The Missouri Supreme Court and Gov. Mike Parson have declined to halt Tuesday’s execution of a death row inmate prosecutors say may be innocent, leaving his fate in the hands of the US Supreme Court with less than 24 hours to go before he is scheduled to die by lethal injection.