Asheville-area debris from Tropical Storm Helene was estimated to be around 10 million cubic yards. Officials report it to be closer to a fraction of that.

and not all debris being measured in cubic yards. Some debris, like cars and mud, are tracked individually or in tons. In the city of Asheville, contractors collected a total 121,490 tons of mud ...

a single cubic yard of concrete weighs a little over 4,000 lbs. (2 tons). A bit of simple math later, and you’ve got a quiet, vibration-free machine blasting (65 cu. yds ×4,100 lbs./yd ...

Passenger rail service through San Clemente halts for six weeks as crews tackle landslide and erosion threats.