Hurricane Helene: Dolly Parton donates $1m to recovery efforts
Hurricane Helene: Dolly Parton donates $1m to recovery efforts
The singer says she was "heartbroken" by the destruction wrought in the US by the powerful storm.
Music icon Dolly Parton has announced she will make a personal donation of $1m (£762,000) towards disaster recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Speaking at an event in her home state of Tennessee on Friday, the 78-year-old said the money would come "from my own bank account".
Parton's local commercial ventures - including the Dollywood amusement park - would also donate the same amount to the Mountain Ways Foundation, which is aiding those affected by flooding in the region.
During her remarks, Parton broke into song, singing "Helene, Helene" to the tune of her 1973 hit Jolene.
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Dolly Parton doing the work that Mike Johnson refuses to do.