NEWLAND, N.C. – A three-year-old’s birthday was suddenly interrupted by the sound of a massive mudslide barreling toward a North Carolina family of four, just one of the many heart-rending stories coming out of western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene .
“We heard this horrible roaring sound coming from up the mountain,” said Alisha Hicks, of Newland , North Carolina. Alisha and her husband Matthan were sheltering in place on the morning of Friday, Sept. 27, amid the relentless rain brought by then-Tropical Storm Helene…