North Carolina Towns Struggling With Helene's Flood Aftermath



As the search for victims of Hurricane Helene enters its second week, the death toll continues to rise. Over 220 people have lost their lives across six states, with North Carolina bearing the brunt of the devastation. The lack of phone service and electricity in the region hampers efforts to locate missing individuals.

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50 thoughts on “North Carolina Towns Struggling With Helene's Flood Aftermath”

  1. Should we boycott FEMA? Everyone else is doing the Work, and they are just good people. Has the above mentioned tax payer funded service just changed it’s freakin Job Description with out any one mentioning it?

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  2. *AN Innocent Black man was found hung from a tree in North Carolina 💔 Yall didn't speak up Carried on like his life didn't matter
    In North Carolina
    Now, Yall need Help😮 God don't like ugly😮 Yall failed to speak up for Righteousness, Decency, Human life💔!!! Now, these SAME PEOPLE, need help👑Prayers for the 🌎

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  3. This is America. WTF! If you are counting on the government to come help, it won't happen. Look at Maui. They have received no help, still. I am a wildfire survivor from 2017 and I saw then exactly how the government helped us. They did not. People still struggle today from that horrific fire. To lose everything is so devastating that you never fully recover from the loss. Come on America is this really what you want in a government? NO!!! They will give to the criminals crossing the border; food , money, housing.. But who cares about the citizens that need the help. Something isn't right.

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  4. In the wake of Helene’s wrath, skies dark and grey,
    Florida’s shores felt the rage of the day.
    Tennessee’s mountains echoed the cries,
    Of homes and dreams beneath stormy skies.

    North Carolina wept as winds howled strong,
    South Carolina endured, holding on.
    Virginia’s fields, soaked with despair,
    Nature’s fury left scars everywhere.

    Lives uprooted, homes torn apart,
    Communities rallying, heart to heart.
    In the aftermath, amidst the pain,
    Stories of strength and hope remain.

    For every tear, a hand reached out,
    In every loss, a lesson about
    Resilience and the human will,
    To rebuild, to hope, and to fulfill.

    Helene, a tempest fierce and wild,
    Yet in her wake, the spirit compiled.
    A testament to unity, to care,
    In troubled times, we all repair.

    From Florida’s coast to Virginia’s land,
    Together, we rise, hand in hand.
    Through storms, through trials, we find our way,
    To brighter tomorrows, a better day.
    Written by Dawn Martinez

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  5. BODY BAGS ARE DESPERATELY NEED IN THE UPPER HILLS ALL OVER! PLACE STARTING WITH BLACK! POSTED URGENT! TRAPPED BY NEST OF RATTLERS! CANT GET OUT! NO WATER OR FOOD! KIDS ELDERLY! TOP OF MOUNTAIN! ALL SNAKES CAME UP! EXTREME DANGER! HELP HELP! WERE DIEING! THEN NO COMMUNICATION! ALSO STILL SOME THING SAME KIND OF POST! HILL PEOPLE SEEING NO ONE! GOAT PACK TEAMS AND MULE TEAMS TRYING! WE NEED MORE HOOVES PAWS ON THE GROUND NOW! LAMAS WELCOMED! HURRY! TWO PK TEAMS FINE! HEAVEY DUTY GLOVES NEEDED! BODY BAGS! URGENT! DOWN LOWS BERN PICKED UP! BUT NOT UP HIGH! YOU VAN SMELL THE DECOMP COMING OFF THE MTN ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RIVER! THE BOTTOM IS HORRENDOUS! WHERES OUR MILITARY, ONLY SEEING SMALL FORCE OF NAT GUARD OUT OF LOCAL AREA! ALL PRIVATE HELICOPTERS DOING STAND UP JOBS! SAVEING LIVES HOURLY! WERE TOLD TO DTAND DOEN AND KEPT GOING! THATS AMERICANS! HEWEYS TO BIG TO GET INTO SMALL MTN AREAS! SNAKES ALL OVER FROM FLOOD PUSHING HUGH DEN GULLS OUT! WEAR SNAKE LEGS IF GOING IN! LOOTERS BIG PROBLEM NOW! LOCALS NOT HAPPY! LOOTERS CAN WAIT UNTILL IT GOES TO LAND FILLS TO PICK IT OVER AND HELP SRPERATE IT! IF THEY WANT A CHANCE TO FIND THINGS! THSTS HOW IT SHOULD GO! HELP OUT THE EARTH AND US! YOUR GREED GETS SATISFIED! ALSO NEED SITE FOR DUMPING! FEMA SAYS DUMPS CLOSED! KATRINA TAUGHT IF LEFT FOR A YEAR LIKE FRMA SAID PICKUP WOULD TAKE! BLACK MOLD AND RATS EOULD TAKE OVER! PLUS LOOTERS MESSING UP PILES! DISEASED GARBAGE! NOT GOOD IDEAS! WE NEED A MASSIVE SORTING GARBAGE HUGH FIELD! WE SLSO COULD USE SOME REALLY GOOD TRACTOR MECHANICS! TO GET OVERTURNED! WATER SOAKED MACHINES UP AND HOING! EVERY ONE IS NEEDED NOW! URGENT! ALSO ESCORTS FOR THE SUPPLIES GOING IN AND UP! TO PEOPLE! PEOPLE SRE HOLDING SUPPLIES UP AND STEALING THEM THAT ARE HEADED IP THE HILL! NOT GOOD! FRMA SAYS YOU NEED A PERMIT TO SAVE SOMEONE! THAT IS RIDICULOUS! DO YOU WANT US TO WAIT AND WATCH FOR A PIECE OF PAPER SO WE CAN GO SAVE ONE PERSON DROWNING IN FRONT OF OUR EYES? THEN HAVE TO GET IT AGAIN AND AGAIN? WHEN DID OUR GOVERNMENT GET A SCREW LOOSE? WHO, WHAT LADY DECIDES WHO LIVES AND DIES TODAY? WHOS A HERO OR NOT? SEEMS TO ME IF YOU HAVE A SHOVEL IN YOUR HAND! YOUR HELPING! IF YOUR PACKING NOXES OF FOOD! YOUR HELPING! IF YOU HAVE A BACK PACK ON WITH A BUNCH OF GOATS THAT DO TO! YOUR HELPING THE HILL PEOPLE! DO WHERE FOES FEMA HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY STOP! THEY SHOULD COME IN ONLY AS BACK UP! WHO KNOWS THE COUNTRY BETTER THAN THE LOCALS? NOT FEMA! WHO KNOWS THOSE PEOPLE! THEIR TOWN GOV! NOT FEMA! IF THEY WOULD ONLY LISTEN NOT ORDER, BOSS, DEMAND, CLOSE OFF! THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND THE HATE THEY GRT ALOT BETTER! THEN WE CAN ALL WORK AS A TEAM NOT A BOSS! FOR EACH HOME IS DIFFERENT! EACH SOUL IS DIFFERENT! THEY DONT GET THAT! NO BODY BAGS? PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEIR JUST GOING TO MASS BURY THE BOTTOM? WITH OUT EVEN TRYING TO LOOK? FAMILIES ON THE HILLS ARE FREAKING! THERES NO MISSING LIST BECAUSE NO ONES BEEN ABLE TO GET UP TO THESE PEOPLE TO FIND OUT WHO IS MISSING! THEY DO KNOW! WHOLE TOWNS ARE GONE FOLKS! 20 BUILDING AT A TIME! STREET AND ALL! WHO WHERE IN THEM? HOW MANY TOWNS? THEY WERE UP IN THE HILLS! UP UNDER TREES! SMALL ONES! BIG ONES! HUGH ONES! GONE! WHERE'S ALL THE REPORTING ON THEM! THATS WHERE ALL THE DECOMP SMELLS ARE COMEING FROM! THOSE LARGE MUD, WOOD, METAL,CAR,TRUCKS,.EVERYTHING MIXED IN PILES ON THE RIVER! THAT THE RIVER ID NOW FLOWING AROUND! SO DO NOT! DRINK THAT WATER! EVEN AFTER BOILING! DONT LET KIDS TOUCH YHINGS FROM THE FLOOD! KEEP THEM AWAY FROM THE AREA! SNIMALS TO! DONT LET UOUR FOGS TRACK OR GET IT ON HIS COAT WITH OUT DISINFECTANTING HIM WITH A WIPE. FOR YOUR KIDS SAKE! PAWS TO! CATS TO! VHECK ON NEIGHBORS DAILY! THINGS CHANGE FAST! SHARE! UNTILL THINGS TRTURN TO OPEN ACCESS! ANYONE URGENT NEED NOW! URGENT! PLEASE DONATE NOW! GENTLY USED! GOOD RUNNING, SAFE! NOT GARBAGE! CARS! TRUCKS! RVS! MOBILE HOMES! CAMPERS! TRAILERS! VANS! STOCK TRUCKS! TENTS! ALL SIZES! TARPS! ALL SIZES! THESE MUST NOT LEAK! YOU CAN GET A 15? TRIP PERMIT TO GET THEM THERE, OR IT USED TO BE? OR MAYBE A CAR GUY WITH A CAR HAULER COULD VOLUNTEER ONE RUN FOWN IF WE COULD FILL IT? OR MAYBE THE SP? WOULD HIVE US A FORGIVENESS CONVOY! DO ANYONE HETS A FREE TRIP PERMIT TO TRAVEL DOWN TO DONATE VEHICLES! TRUCKS BEING DONATED COULD TOW THE TRAILES GOING! MORE COULD JOIN UP ALONG THE WAY! THEY ALL NEED THEM NOW! PEOPLE! THIS IS UP AND DOWN THIS RIVER! FOR MILES AND MILES! NOT JUST ONE SPOT! THERES HUNDREDS OF MILES OF RIVER WHEN IT TWIST AND TURNS UP IN THOSE HILLS! NOT JUST ONE TOWN YOU PASS BY ON THE HIGHWAY! GO LOOK AT A MAP! THEN REMEMBER WATER RUNS DOWN HILL! START ST YHE TOP! FOLLOW IT! START VOUNTING ALL OF THE LITTLE HILL TOWNS! THAT STILL HAVE NO WATER! NO FOOD! TRAPPED! WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLE PUSHING THE RR TACK THOUGH? THEY WERE ON IT THE FIRST DAY WITH CREWS! KNEW IT WENT THREW! JUST NEEDED DEBRIS REMOVED AND SOME ROCK REPLACED! BUT COULD HAUL SUPPLIES! HOME CREWS WERE UP BEFORE DAWN WITH MASSIVE RESPONSE TO FIX IT! HAD MASSIVE TRUCKS LOADED WITH TRACK GRAVEL! THESE WERE TRAIN TRACK WORKERS! THEY KNEW THERE JOB! SHE WAS SO PROUD OF HER TEAM! SHE WAS PASSING THE WORD! TELL ALL! CLEAR THE TRAIN TRACKS! SO SUPPLIES CAN BE DROPPED DAILY! BODY BAGS PICKED UP! NEWS PASSED ALONG! COMMUNICATION! FIST AID! PEOPLE TAKEN OUT! ALSO TO CLEAR HELICOPTOR PADS NO MATTER WHERE YOU WERE! I THINK ALL PLACES SHOULD HAVE THEM NO MATTER WHAT! FOREST FIRES? A BAD RD ACCIDENT? YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN OR WHEN IT COULD BE NEEDED! THEY SAVE LIVES! BUT ANYWAY! WHERED THE TRAIN? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TRAIN TRACKS BEING CLEARED? PUT A CATTLE GUARD ON IT AND PUSH! LETS FIND OUT ABOUT THAT TRAIN SND GET IT GOING NOW! THERES A TON OF SEMIS COMEING EITH SUPPLIES! THAT TRAIN COULD SPREAD THEM OUT FASTER! ALSO THE MULE TEAMS! THE GOST TEAMS! ALL COULD BR DPREAD OUT MORE WITH LESS WEAR AND TEAR ON THEIR PACK ANIMALS! GOD BLESS YOU ALL! FOR EVERY SPECK OF YOUR LOVING HEARTS AND SOULS! KEEP IT UP! JESUS IS WATCHING! GOR YOU ONLY NEED TO CALL OUT MY NAME! JESUS! SND I SHALL HEAL YOUR LANDS! GOD BLESS. YOU ONLY NEED THE FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED! THE SIZE OF A DOT, AT THE END OF THIS SENTANCE!….. GLOBALLY WE NEED A SHOUT OUT TO OUR LORD! JESUS! COME HOME! PLEASE! COME HOME NOW!

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  6. THE deadliest hurricane. Sick of hearing the second or third. Nope. The fatalities reported haven’t been accurate one bit. On the N Toe River alone, they recovered 100 bodies in a six mile stretch! Listen to the people whom live on these little mountain towns! Don’t rely on truth from the media- ever!

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  7. I think some people on this thread don't realize how difficult it is to access many rural areas even under normal conditions, much less in an area with fallen trees, mudslides, and washed out roads. Add to that, some of the people who know about other people may not be around to notify authorities that they exist.

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  8. North Carolina is a shtty red leaning state that lack resources. The high school I went to would smell like sht and pss because we didn't have many janitors. It takes weeks to clean the toilet, then it's going to take longer to deal with this mess. You guys voted for it!

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  9. America built on the backs of our black forefathers enslavement 310 years of forced free labor that trillions of dollar wealth contributed to every industry Corporation job bank City law enforcement Army now denying foundational black Americans our owed reparations. You haven't seen anything yet let me see you push that water out of your Sundown towns by sundown. The Wrath of the most high speaks. The first step in defeating a wicked vile system is the disconnect from it. Republicans Democrats liberals conservative no tangibles no reparations no vote. B1😎

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