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NC family recounts harrowing escape from rising floodwaters during Helene
It has now been three weeks since Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, and News 13 spoke with one Swannanoa family who barely escaped from their home during the storm.On most days, their neighborhood is a peaceful street. But on the morning of Friday, Sept. 27, everything changed.Michael Burgin and his son Tony were inside the home with his partner Annie and their pets. Michael said he looked out the window and saw that water was already halfway up his car."I mean, we knew it was going to be a lot of rain, but I don't think either of us...
Western NC church seeks help with storing donations after Helene aid pours in
"We have taken in tractor-trailer loads from Michigan, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and so many other states. It has been a blessing," said the Pastor of Pilgrim's Way Baptist Church of Rutherfordton.
FEMA administrator on disinformation after Hurricane Helene
This week, 60 Minutes reported on the impact of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and a 60 Minutes team visited Green Mountain, a town that was devastated by flooding after Helene caused the North Toe River to overflow.In an interview with 60 Minutes Overtime, Alfonsi recalled the shock of seeing what Helene had done."You could see the beautiful, sweet little North Carolina town, just kind of sitting precariously on the edge of the road," Alfonsi told Overtime. Alfonsi met a Green Mountain resident, Jane Whitson Peterson. Peterson, her husband and her 96-year-old mother were trapped on the second...
How the private sector has led the ‘front-line’ response to Helene’s clean-up
When Hurricane Helene devastated the southeast just over three weeks ago, the natural disaster prompted a stunning grassroots mobilization from the private sector, catapulting it to the front-line of disaster relief efforts. Roads have been destroyed and railroad tracks washed away, while power lines remain strewn across roads, and many are still without running water […]
Local pharmacy prepares donations for Black Mountain, North Carolina community
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL)—As the region continues to heal from Hurricane Helene, a local pharmacy has found a way to help communities in need through its operation, “Appalachians Uniting Appalachia: Watch Us Rise.” Mooney’s Pharmacy, located in Johnson City, collects donations for surrounding communities recovering from Helene. Chris Lopez, owner of Mooney’s, said the idea […]
Western North Carolina mourns as storm death toll stabilizes at 95
Three weeks after Helene unleashed a sea of horrors on Western North Carolina, the state appears to be nearing the end of its count of the lives taken in the storm.Starting Saturday, Oct.19, the state will reduce its Hurricane Helene Storm Related Fatalities Report to once a day.Since Monday, Oct. 14, the death count related to the storm has remained at 95. North Carolina's Division of Public Health reports the majority of the 95 deaths have been attributed to drownings (32) and landslides (20).Eighteen individuals died from blunt force injuries, six were attributed to wind or tree trauma, four were...
In return to football, Mountain Heritage gives back to Yancey County: 'This is our way'
MARSHALL — In the postgame huddle after his team’s first game since Tropical Storm Helene ravaged Yancey County and Western North Carolina, a 44-7 win over Avery County, Mountain Heritage coach Joey Robinson did something a little different. As fans and parents came down from the bleachers at Madison High School, the neutral site for Saturday’s game, Robinson invited them into his team’s huddle for a prayer before they broke down with a Mountain Heritage chant. ...
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