Drone video shows Helene's destruction in Swannanoa, NC

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3.4 هزار بار بازدید - 20 ساعت پیش - Clean-up efforts from the damage
Clean-up efforts from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene were ongoing in the flood-ravaged North Carolina mountain town of Swannanoa. Sarah Vekasi is a potter who runs a store in Black Mountain, North Carolina, called Sarah Sunshine Pottery, named after her normally bubbly personality. But these days she’s struggling with the trauma of Hurricane Helene and uncertainty about the future of her business. “All I can say is that I’m alive. I’m not doing great. I’m not doing good. But I’m extremely grateful to be alive, especially when so many are not,” Vekasi said. In the midst of the devastating destruction left by the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina, human connections are giving the survivors hope in western North Carolina. While government cargo planes brought food and water into the hardest-hit areas and rescue crews waded through creeks searching for survivors, those who made it through the storm, whose death toll has reached 200, were leaning on one another. Martha Sullivan, also at the town meeting, was taking careful notes so she could share the information — roads reopened, progress in getting power restored, work on trying to get water flowing again — with others. Sullivan, who has lived in Black Mountain for 43 years, said her children invited her to come to Charlotte after the storm, but she wants to stay in her community and look after her neighbors. “I’m going to stay as long as I feel like I’m being useful,” Sullivan said. #Hurricane #Helene #News READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/helene-death-toll-rises-georgia-north-carolina-search-rescue-efforts-continue/507-7a3b7c82-33f8-47af-9a9f-8c934a3d590c =================== WCNC Charlotte considers multiple perspectives and provides diverse points of view. We actively listen, respond and involve our community in a two-way conversation. We find solutions to problems and get the answers that matter most to the communities we serve. We are transparent about our process, data and sources to build trust and VERIFY facts. Join in, share your thoughts and connect with new perspectives. Subscribe to WCNC Charlotte for exclusive content: https://www.wcnc.com/email Download our WCNC Charlotte news app: https://www.wcnc.com/appredirect Follow WCNC Charlotte on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCNCtv X: https://twitter.com/wcnc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wcnctv/
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