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FEMA is actively responding to Hurricane Helene’s impact across several states, with a focus on delivering aid to affected communities. Over 1,000 FEMA personnel are deployed, providing essential supplies such as water, meals, generators, and tarps. In North Carolina, for instance, more than 500 FEMA staff are assisting with rescue efforts, shelter operations, and communication infrastructure restoration. The agency has distributed over $6.2 million in Individual Assistance to survivors.
In Helene-ravaged Buncombe, even ‘gray water’ is tough to find
The Asheville public water system suffered catastrophic damage from the unprecedented flooding and upheaval caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. While people throughout the city and Buncombe County have been hungering for answers about when their taps might start trickling again with drinkable water, there’s been a barrage of questions, too, about where they can get nonpotable, or gray water.
Asheville’s needs are vast and varied
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The 80-year-old woman put her hands to her face and cried when I told her I’d help load her car with boxes of canned food and water. She’d come on Wednesday to BeLoved Asheville’s distribution center looking for support for herself and her 96-year-old neighbor. The nonprofit was teeming with volunteers who served a…
Graham firefighter back in Triad after helping in the Helene-ravaged NC mountains
GRAHAM, N.C. — Helping the mountains recover from the wrath of Helene has required a statewide response. Some of those included first responders from other agencies pitching in, like Graham Fire Engineer Daniel Holt. Holt deployed to Buncombe County, home to Asheville, on Sept. 27. He spent four days...
A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene brought devastation to western North Carolina, a shiny stainless steel tanker truck in downtown Asheville attracted residents carrying 5-gallon containers, milk jugs and buckets to fill with what has become a desperately scare resource — drinking water. Flooding tore through the city’s water system, destroying so much […]
From New York to California: The country mobilizes to help Asheville post-Helene
Groups from New York to Texas have rushed to aid Western North Carolina in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene, which caused catastrophic flooding and killed more than 100 in the state. With a death toll rising above 200 Thursday across six states, Helene became the fourth deadliest hurricane to hit the US since 1950 and is the deadliest since Katrina in 2005. ...
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