Never thought I’d see the day a hurricane hit the Appalachian area worse than the coast. In my 35 years, this is one of the craziest things to ever see.
@@gabesisneros136 it made landfall as a 4 (katrina was a 3) and was so big and fast it didnt have a whole lot of time to weaken. it was really the rain that did it though. this area of the country (i live about an hour east) gets the 2nd most rain fall. it stays wet here all year. basically anytime it's going to rain for more than 10 minutes there are flash flood warnings. in the weeks leeading up to this, it had been raining several days a week. the ground was already saturated. there was no where for the water to go.
@@Visshaldar yeah I know. I heard about the Katrina fact too. Luckily my house is on a high up hill, but that didn't save it from wind and trees falling,which hit the power line leading to the house. Could be worse tho a nearby home got hit directly by another tree
As a Native and resident of asheville NC, thank you for this. Our home is gone, or cities and towns are gone, and we've had no help. We have thousands missing and dead, are totally locked in from the outside world, and it seems no one cares about the people of Appalachia. Im writing this from the bed of my truck, new temporary home i guess. Any coverage helps, and thank you again. The frustration is real.
I’m so sorry! My heart goes out to you and the people of Asheville. I’m in Forest City. I have never seen anything like this is my life. I’m doing all I can to help , as well as connect families with each other and making sure things are reported. Has anyone come to help you yet? If not do you have Facebook? A group of people out of Rutherford county are trying to get together and help those who need things in small towns outside of here. If you need help I can try to get the word to someone who can get it for you. 🙏
I want to tell you this TURN TO ALAHIM YAHUAH YAHUSHA AND RUACH HA QODESH FOR THE WELFARE OF YOUR SOUL 🔥 🎉 🕊 I want to tell you that in the beginning they spoke paleo Hebrew not any other language. The FATHER IS YAHUAH THE SON IS YAHUSHA HAMASHIAK THE SPIRIT IS RUACH HA QODESH. THE ORIGINAL FOLLOWING OF YAHUSHA HAMASHIAK WAS NATSARIM THE GREEKS CALLED THEM CHRISTIAN. UNDER CONSTANTINE THEY REMOVED THE NAMES FROM SCRIPTURES CONSTANTINE WAS PAGAN. THE WORD LORD IS BAAL IN PALEO HEBREW. THE WORD GOD IS PAGAN. THE LETTER J WAS NOT IN PALEO HEBREW, GREEK, LATIN AND UP TIL 200.YEARS AGO ENGLISH. I want to tell you this they did make this happen. They have technology. The MOST HIGH ALAHIM allowed it because people are not with HIM. PERSONALLY BUT if theu turn to HIM PERSONALLY. HE WILL HELP THEM PERSONALLY. HE WILL DO HIS WAY & PROTECT YOU.
I drive for a food grade tanker company and I’m bringing 4000+ gallons of water to Asheville from central Florida right now. There’s a few of us coming up.
This is so important! Thank you for this! I sure pray that people can put this water into containers and get it further inland than you’ll be able to reach with your truck.
We thank you! I live in the little town of Canton , NC in Haywood county. Just got cell and Wi-Fi back yesterday. Everyone here is so grateful for the supplies coming in! The outpouring of love and the amount of people helping here is amazing. Neighbors helping neighbors is great to see. We knew it was going to flood. Happens a lot usually this time of year too. There have been 4 major floods in the past 20 years. In '03 and '04 then in '21 and now '24. What we were not expecting was a flood of biblical proportion! Thank you for thinking of us! You and people like you will be blessed 10 fold for this.
NC, SC, TN. I’m in Tennessee and it’s a disaster it’s horrible. People missing everywhere … people’s bodies stuck under bridges and they said they may not get them for months. This is the mountains we never get hurricanes. The last time I remember being really affected is when Hugo hit SC. Nothing like this though! We are just heartbroken . Pray for us
Please don’t forget Georgia, especially the mountainous northeast. And to add injury to injury, Conyers (GA), Atlanta and communities between have suffered a chemical disaster.
Georgia and North Carolina have been hit so hard in different ways. Florida had record storm surge. We have a home in the middle of the mess in ga and are blessed. I pray for these folks. They need us for yrs to come not just the next week.
I'm from Western North Carolina. My town was hit incredibly hard. Many homes are washed away entirely. Flooding is terrible, fallen trees are really bad, roads entirely washed away. My home got flooded and is filled with mud. Water is a big problem right now. The city water is shut down because of sewage and pollution and without electricity most wells aren't working either. Many areas will be without power for weeks, and communication is difficult. Cell service only recently came back and is very spotty and weak. I myself just made it to a friend's house who still has power and running water. About to have my first shower since Thursday! Major props and thanks to the crews working on clearing roads and repairing broken ones, and to everyone engaged in aid and relief! It's been amazing to see some of the work people have been doing and how quickly entire roads are being rebuilt!
I live in western KY. When a tornado came through and completely destroyed our town ( 10K people) , Samaritans Purse was a godsend! 3 and a half years later they are still here building houses and neighborhoods. They also installed tornado shelters for anybody that wanted one, no matter your income. I cannot sing their praises loud enough.
I am in Transylvania county just south of Asheville. The destruction all around is beyond heart breaking. Our forest and rivers were not meant to withstand the winds and levels of rain it received. We were already over saturated in rain the a prior system coming through that same week. Neighbors are helping neighbors. Right now there’s a lot of just basic needs like water, food, gas, diapers, formula. I am from Florida but so incredibly proud to call NC home. The love and support that our small towns are giving each other just fills your heart with joy. Everyone is looking to help someone even if they themselves are in need. We are strong and will overcome this devastation.
I hope you don't recover because the land is not yours, your foreparents drove my people off and took it do it's pay back time. Our lord not yours is in revenge mode!!
I'm from Ashe County in the extreme northwest of North Carolina, and things here have been devastated. The north end of the county is totally cut off with all bridges into town destroyed. A lot of us don't have electricity, fuel, cell signal or hard lines. There is no precedent for anything like this for us. Hurricanes happen every year so folks prepare for them. This caught everyone here totally unawares. I've never seen anything like this. The funny thing is though, you won't hear anyone here complaining the government isn't here and that they abandoned us. We're helping each other out here. The communities are rallying.
The pictures coming out of Lansing are so sad. I've seen the New River high before but seeing a bridge 20 ft above the normal water line simply missing it's top is beyond what I thought I would ever live to see. Praying for y'all and trying to get help your way.
I’m a Spartanburg DOT employee from South Carolina, and it has been ruff trying to clear all these trees and debris. It’s also hard to see these beautiful places and the stay I love in such bad shape
I live in Greenville. I was driving around in my 1983 4WD Diesel Military-spec Mercedes G-Wagon chainsawing logs out of the road around my area. I run my Diesel engine on waste cooking oil, so I was able to drive around while everyone else was waiting for 10 hours at the fuel stations. It was bad. I ran across people who had gone out at night and crashed into the trees.
The lack of response is shocking to me. I’m from Florida and the national guard is there before you can blink, along with highway patrol and police from across the state to help direct traffic and restore power to critical places like the hospitals. I do love it here in Spartanburg and the community has been just amazing.
Don't overlook the efforts that Ryan Hall Y'all is making. He lives in Appalachia, in Kentucky, and he has experienced disaster responders working with him. He is personally matching donations up to $10,000, and none of the donations are pulled away from the relief efforts. As far as I know, the people responding are paying their own expenses, and they have the backgrounds and understanding to be useful without getting in the way.
The Y’all Squad broadcast was a life saver and announcing tornado alerts before the alarms sounded. It was the best use of social media ever to have the coverage them and Max Velocity did with Helene coming inland. The fund raising and awareness they’ve provided is just incredible!
Thank you for doing this. I'm just outside of Asheville and we are just in shock. Husband is a fire fighter and only stops in to check.on us. No power and the city has no water for weeks
The eye went straight through my area of Georgia, and we got what they called the "dirty side" of the eye. The library I work at is acting as a community center, providing charging stations, wifi, free disaster relief forms and information for all the counties in our system. In gathering that information, I've seen the sheer desolation this storm has caused. I never thought I would ever see this kind of thing this far inland. This is already being called a "historic hurricane". Thank you so much for spreading awareness and for your efforts in raising money, you guys are truly such lights in all this darkness. ♡♡♡
@@krystalkasprzyk1789 We're in Middle GA, our library system is made up of Laurens County, Johnson County, Glascock, Truetlen, and Washington. From what we're seeing, Laurens got it bad, but Washington got it the worst in our system.
I’m in Spartanburg and so glad you covered this. There was not enough awareness for the first 3 days and relied on social media networking for community help, along with the Cajun Army and volunteers. It wasn’t until our politicians came back from their 3 day weekends that any awareness happened and mass help started arriving. It’s just awful and the fact that a lot of this could have been avoided by improving dams and drainage is very reminiscent of Katrina. Tennessee had dam failures from outdated systems that they knew were in need of repair. It’s just awful and so many will never be found under stories of mud. It’s just horrific what is happening here. We got lucky and had power restored yesterday. Please keep up the voice letting everyone know how much help is needed!
It’s extra frustrating because of all the dumb crap the government wastes money on, and foreign countries they give money to, but they’re so slow and stingy when it comes to aiding the people that paid those tax dollars. Absolutely disgusting.
@octobercountry3322 random definitely is something that happens. But I would agree taking advantage of situations is definitely something that happens.
As of right now, there is still only one interstate in and out of the region. Power won't be restored to Buncombe County until Friday probably, and water won't be restored for weeks.
Some of us who are affected downloaded the video while having access...#priorities (?) Thanks for bringing up FEMA. An additional note, FEMA can help renters!! Not just homeowners! And for the record: FEMA applications are open!! Go non
East Tennessean here. Thank you for helping out the Appalachian region! Part of the reason this was so devastating for everyone was because *several* major dams in our region failed. As each dam upstream broke, the ones below suffered more and brought literal towns down from the mountains. Asheville was directly below all of that.... For context, one of our remaining dams on the Nolachucky was hit with over 1.2 million gallons of water per SECOND during certain parts of the the storm. For comparison, the daily peak flow for Niagara Falls is about 7,000 gallons this time of year. We are very thankful this storm did not take out that particular dam or the damage would have been even worse. My heart goes out to Asheville. We are less than an hour away from them, and we are doing everything here in Tennessee to help to ensure things get stabilized and to help Asheville recover. Communities are coming together in many ways, and we are hoping to be ready before the next major weather event makes landfall around October 6th. Thanks to everyone for contributing in small ways. The butterfly effect says that their wings make hurricanes... but people coming together and making even a small difference can do even more. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I live in the Wilmington NC area (Southeastern NC) and 2 weeks ago we got 20 inches of rain in 12 hours. People had 5 feet of water in their homes, and no warning. Places nowhere near the flood plain flooded, and people didn’t have flood insurance. It’s absolutely devastating. My heart breaks for Western NC 💔
I am 64...in upstate SC. We have been without power since Friday early morning. Trees downed, poles downed 911 service and cell service was down. Maybe this Friday we will get power. We were lucky and have a generator. Neighbors have been coming to shower etc. They are the ones that cleared the road. Hugo in 1989 did a ton of damage but nothing like this. Trust what I'm saying here...the death toll from this storm will dwarf Katina. There are whole towns just over state line that are just gone along with the people who were unable to get out of their homes because of being trapped. This is the worst storm in my lifetime. It is heartbreaking. My area didn't get the flood damage but lots of wind. If we are this bad I know that those in worst areas in NC will take years and years to recover IF they ever can. If you can help please do.
I’m in Spartanburg, sounds like you are around here too (power should be back on Friday or Saturday). It’s just horrible the lack of any sort of response or help we’ve had. So many lost. More found today in Greenville. I’m glad Asheville is getting coverage but the lack of assistance with this entire situation is just shocking. I’m from Florida originally and never have seen anything like this without any national guard or highway patrol presence.
Thank you so much for talking about us here! I just got power back last night. My heart goes out to the ones who are still stranded in places that have been destroyed. I’ve been working hard to get things to people that they need. Now that I have power I will be able to do more. I’m about 30 minutes from Chimney Rock, which was completely destroyed. Swannanoa, Black Mountain and Burnsville as well. People are STILL stranded there. Neighbors are staying together in structures that held together. Helicopters are constantly rescuing people. It sounds and looks like a war zone. Black hawks and chinooks flying over constantly dropping off supplies. It’s beyond comprehension. You can’t feel the heaviness and loss by watching a video. Maybe to a certain extent, but the smells and sounds and sights in person are much worse. You can feel the sadness and defeat here. 😢
I am a student at Western Carolina University. It’s located in Sylva, NC about an hour from Asheville. It was Friday afternoon when the internet and wifi went out. Saturday night wifi was restored to campus only. Today around 9 service for Verizon came back. Gas stations are running out of gas and are getting constant fill ups. My roommates and I are getting up early tomorrow to get gas. 10 gallons a person. We were stranded in town for 2 days before something opened up. We were lucky enough to not get hit super hard by the storm thank god. There is still power and water but we are on a boil order because water treatment facilities have flooded and what not. This is unbelievable and something that the area should’ve never had to experience. I am an essential worker on campus so when internet and WiFi first went out I helped set up landlines on campus for people to call. These last few days have been insane and something I never thought i’d live through. This is something that you think could never happen to you, it happens to other people. Thank you for covering this, not many people are aware of how truly awful and devastating this is for the region.
The night of the hurricane, I donated as much as I had to help through Ryan Hall Y'all's channel. He's got a nationwide network ready to aid people affected by weather events. 100% of the donations will go to people in need. I'm praying for the people affected by this storm as well.
As a Brit, I'd heard nothing about this until now even though I'm usually aware of situations this dire in the US. We've been having floods here too, but nothing like this. The town I live in has had its main entrance flooded which is hella inconvenient but this is something else entirely. Thank you for doing your part and spreading the message
Thank you for covering this. I live in Boone, NC and the devastation is unbelievable. My husband, dog, and I are safe and have what we need. Our hearts our broken but our communities are resilient.
I used to work for American Red Cross. Personal experience and opinion: your donation goes farther with salvation army and Samaritans purse. ARC is uneven, some chapters are great and some are corrupt or just horribly mismanaged, too many undertrained volunteers underfoot. Theyre top heavy with admin costs, as well. Theyre great at blood drives and fundraisers and the Service to Armed Forces is really a blessing to military families, but disaster services at ARC are very hit and miss.
I was about the comment the same thing. After Maria Red Cross was one of the least effective on island; local organizations and World Central Kitchen did a much better job getting funds and help to people in need.
Huge shout out to all the out of state help in GA right now seen a number of lineman trucks from western PA and the New Jersey area. Thank you all so much for your efforts.
My daughter’s a student at WCU. The kids there on campus are safe and sound, but it’s been a scary few days. I think it’s hard for people to understand the scope of damage and how many lives will end up being lost. It’s still utterly inaccessible. There are hundreds of people still unaccounted for… this will end up the worst disaster in NC history.
@@lindatimmons3675 please do not turn this into some triumphantalist gotcha moment. This is a desperate attempt to get people to actually listen now that the things warned about for decades are coming to pass
@@defies4626 I’m not so sure that the climate crisis can be corrected, at least not in the timeframe of human generations, but what we absolutely cannot afford to do is allow it to get worse by doing more of the same.
I live here in Waynesville NC. Im out of power, water, food, gas, everything. I just got cell service back yesterday Oct. 1st. Theres no way in and no way out from my house. Yesterday was the first day I seen any kind of power truck or emergency vehicle. There’s so many people still missing and everything is cash only but there’s no way to get cash. It’s the absolute worst scenario you could ever imagine. Apocalyptic.
I'm in Waynesville too. The banks were finally open today. This has been the first day I've had decent cell service since it happened. They have distribution of supplies at several locations around the county if you still need some things...some places will even deliver if u can't come out. Lemme know if you do and I can give you a number to call!
I love everything about this video 😂 It’s nice to see someone giving back to the same community they benefit from…. And then Ella wanting to talk and Archie making a cameo lol that was adorable.
There are still hundreds of thousands without power or communications. No cellular in most of the WNC area, and even though Starlink technically works, no power means no WiFi. The lack of communication is hindering those impacted as well as those trying to help. I have seen FEMA, National Guard, Homeland Security, and even Border patrol agents that have been deployed as well as humanitarian organizations. Earlier today I found out the central Manna Food Bank was destroyed in Asheville flooding. This will create an even deeper, long-term issue. There may be some multi-million dollar homes around the mountains but the vast majority are the working poor.
thank you so much for covering this. i'm a student at appalachian state and have lived in western nc my whole life. the damage is devastating and i just lost my town, and so many of my friends lost more than me.
I don't like going through TH-cam, but I followed your link and donated to the Appalachia Funders Network 👍 I hope everyone is able to get the help they need.
Not quite all of them, the Boone area isn't as bad, cousin was able to take back roads from App. State to CLT. Gotta check on the family cabin this upcoming weekend.
Thank you for covering my area. We have truly gotten hit hard in Western North Carolina. I still have a tree laying across the road in front of my house. I have several family members still stranded. They are completely landlocked. Our newest concern is landslides.
Internet is still out in my area, but i have cell reception and mobile data. I'm pretty fortunate my tiny town flooded roads, but some in my area are still without power.
Most in ga still without power and having to drive 1.5 hrs to get gas for generators as they’ve used it all at this point. Glad you are ok. What are the needs in your area?
I was very fortunate too. I’ve been trying to help wherever I can. We had big trees fall on our house during the winter winds the last 2 years so we didn’t have any damage from this since they were already gone. I kept the storm drain clean in my yard . The water almost made it to the house but I just kept clearing debris. The survivor guilt comes in waves. It’s so heavy. Take care of your mental health. Check in with yourself. Being lucky in this situation hasn’t made me feel too good, but helping others has kept me from dissociating too much. Sending love and prayers your way from Rutherford county ❤
Our power was out for 3 days ! Thank God for generator or my papa wouldn't have had oxygen! But it was hard enough to get gas with ppl fighting over it!
@@amethystsmith2478 I’m so sorry you had to go through that. My brother wasn’t able to use his c-pap machine until last night. He finally got a generator. I was worried about him. I’m glad you are ok! ❤️🙏
Galveston/Houston here. Katrina, Ike, Harvey, Beryl were no joke. I couldn't imagine the devastation it would cause in an area unprepared and unaccustomed to these hurricanes. We only *just* got the small fema assistance we were promised 2 months ago and it doesn't cover the damage.
Actually we get hurricanes yearly here in Western North Carolina, the problem this time was we had a huge rain storm that started the flooding before Helene even got here. It wiped out most of our roads, and most people with money and power do not care about us here. I just got cell service and power back after nearly 6 days in the dark. We're pretty tough here, but deep water and landslides down a mountain will take out the toughest. I live tucked between 2 mountains on high ground, I've been lucky, those down lower in the valleys and next to waterways bigger than my little creek have not been so lucky. And honestly, a big chunk of us would never leave even if we know we wouldn't likely make it through the storm alive. We know hurricanes, we don't know people with power that will help us.
The E-Waste company I work for in Rowan County, NC, Powerhouse Electronic Recycling, has customers throughout western NC and Virginia that were majorly affected. We are getting together some donations of food and other items and loading them into one of our trucks that we will send out to help those in need. Two of my supervisors had to head down into SC Wednesday to find their dad. They found him and he's doing fine.
Greenville SC Checking in. It's rough in the foothills. It's also incredibly difficult for non-profits, food banks, low income housing senior housing and the like because a large portion of people don't have power. Working at a Food Rescue myself, the need is great and dire.
Thank you for doing this podcast, giving resources for people to help and seek help, and giving us a real idea of the situation in these places. It was a great overview of exactly what people are facing and the areas badly hit. Prayers to everyone dealing with this crisis!
From the CSRA here, Georgia South Carolina area, and we've got 17 lost with plenty more still missing. It's hitting along the river ways terribly, but the churches and first responders have been doing good work.
My dad is a former Grand Master and I've been helping him and other Masons across the community. I'm super impressed you're one of them. I hope to start my tutelage soon.
I didn't really comprehend the scope of the destruction until I was chatting with some old coworkers of mine in southern Georgia and my old boss said there were numerous counties in Georgia that are experiencing a 100% loss of power. And it sounds like the Carolinas got it the worst.
We saw similar, but opposite destruction in the Oregon cascades and foothills in 2020. Over a million acres burned, many towns were 50% or greater lost, and even some major population centers were threatened. I watched the fire evacuation maps constantly to give my friends and family a heads up on getting the hell out. My heart breaks for Appalachia. Hang in there, guys, I'm praying for you
As someone who lives across the mountain, it was bad. People are still missing. We have never seen a disaster of this magnitude 5:24 is the road I take to the hospital, grocery store, and my old doctors office. Locals are going out and doing search and recovery because the Red Cross just got here. This happened 5 days ago. 7:34 we have to get supplies air dropped. This is my home, and it is gone. My friend’s home literally floated away. For some reason my house is still here, and we don’t know why, but we are here. It will take generations to recover.
I live in western NC and I will tell you that we are devastated and that the most help is coming from people around the communities near and far. The government is not really helping very much and seems to be complicating most relief efforts which honestly comes as no surprise.
Thank you for bringing attention to this. I live in the Upstate of SC. In my 51 years, I have never seen anything like this. The people of western NC and eastern TN had the misfortune of this happening close to an election. Our power just came up, but the folks to our north are not okay. We were never without water. They have none.
I just wanted to say I love that you are one if the channels that actually uses your platform for good. And you don't just speak about things you care enough to actually take action and get your channel community involved. When you got choked up that really got to me. I work at a Nursing home and am looking into sending supplies (in the time frame you suggested) that would normally be donated locally. Thank you for all of this information and reporting what is really going on. I live in ohio and I haven't seen near as much in depth coverage from news channels.
The picture with the boats is Lake Lure. They folmed parts of Dirty Dancing there. Chimney Rock is right there , too. They filmed The Last of the Mohicans there. They are both destroyed
I'm soo devastated about the Chimney Rock area 😢 I've been here for almost ten years and always put off exploring there and filming nature there. I will always regret not documenting memories of that place for myself.
@@yellowstonekv959 You're so sweet to it's her loss - prayers truly are appreciated Abe if there's anything you can do, that is as well. It will be a long road but the people in the region are good, hard working people and they'll get thru by God's grace.
I stay away from the big relief organizations. Two great ones that are currently helping at this moment are "Operation Air-Drop & "Samaritan's Purse" Even $1 can help ❤❤
Samaritans Purse is always in the areas of devastating damage. If I'm not mistaken I think that organization was on the ground in the Texas Panhandle when our small town communities were almost wiped out in toronado. Not for sure but I think they were.
I used to live in Charleston, sc and rode out plenty of hurricanes and tropical storms but grew up here in Greenville and the amount of devestation this storm caused inland is something I never expected. Luckily me and mine are okay but we are without power until this coming weekend at the earliest but I’ll take that over the loss that some have suffered. It’s going to be a long rebuild up there.
Lived through the same here in WV 1985 as a small boy, whole towns were wiped off the map...help out the affected areas if you can, it can't b overstated how devastating floods this size are to interior hilly regions... 👏 LORE LODGE!!!
I'm from NC, my mom's mom and dad were from the Lake Lure, Bryson City area, they moved to the Charlotte area back in the '59s as a kid we would go to Chimney Rock, Cherokee, Deep Creek; beautiful places that are now destroyed. Some of the places make me think of the Ukraine cities destroyed by bombing. This is the kind of devastation that is generational. Thanks, Aiden, for covering this.
You are wonderful for covering this! I watch several channels and this is the first one I’ve seen do something so positive for Asheville and educating your audience. One of my closest childhood friends moved fromAltoona PA to Asheville several years ago. Thankfully they’re safe in town. They can’t get home to see the damages to their place. God Bless you! ❤
Also World Central Kitchens, Chef Jose Andres group. They got there yesterday and have been and will be setting up feeding stations for not only displaced homeowners but also all the emergency personnel. Fantastic group that is super quick to mobilize and will not only stay and feed people but help with clean up.
my best friend just moved back to right outside of Greenville SC, luckily he only has had to deal with power outages and cell tower disruptions. when he gets the chance he sends me lots of pictures of the surrounding areas. it's absolutely devastating. people were driving over live powerlines that fell in the road. lots of trees uprooted in people's yards. a neighbor's house completely demolished by a fallen tree. the slow response time left lots of clearing the roads for the farmers. entire grocery stores were emptied minus the frozen goods since they were blocked off. they need all the support they can get
When hurricane Sandy hit Massachusetts i was driving through the mountains as they collapsed into the rivers. Entire areas got washed away. The rivers had full grown trees breaking and moving around like tooth picks. It was insane. Those areas still are down to bedrock.
Erin TN got hit hard as well as Newport TN have friends in both I served with. TN national guard just left for Kuwait Sunday as well so pray for them and their families in the hit areas
We dodged a severe bullet here in West Virginia. A lot of people lost power and water for about a week. It’s since been addressed but we were really blessed. I think what helped was the drought we had been experiencing for the last couple of months. Water level was so low that the flood surge was able to be contained in the creeks and rivers and not hit flood stage. I know for me at work the biggest issue (besides losing power for several days) was getting water into the plant I operate. Pumps sucked in a bunch of mud from the raised water level and we had rain water leaking into the high voltage control room due to the excessive amount of wind and rain pushing through the weather striping
I just got power back to be able to see this. Thank you for covering it and for raising money, Aiden. It’s hard to comprehend or put into words how bad this situation is. My community was not hit particularly hard by comparison to others, but even we are struggling for resources to keep people going in the short term without power and water, and gas. All I can think about all day is the people who are in more dire situations and those who have passed. We are grateful for every bit of help.
Please don't forget to include Florida & Georgia in your prayers as well. Day 5 here with no power in North Florida, and not even an estimate yet for when we might get a crew out. Areas along the coast are just gone. I know this stream was about NC/TN, but there are other areas that are devastated too, and not getting the coverage. A tree ripped the side of my neighbor's house off (many such stories around here), but our county wasn't included in the "disaster area" so no federal funds coming here. Around 40% of my county still does not have power. This is the 3rd hurricane to hit us in 13 months. On TH-cam, search for drone footage of Keaton Beach and Horseshoe...
I have family in Etowah, luckily they're okay but they're pretty close to Asheville. the damage that's been done is truly catastrophic and it'll take years for some areas to return to functioning levels
@@Artsalot sorry to hear that. my uncle said a lot of the roads are undrivable and said the other day it took them over 4 hours to get to Ashville because of all the road closures. I really do hope the best for you and your family in these trying times
I’m from Valdosta, GA and we got hit really hard. Trees down everywhere, homes destroyed/burned down, and even my college campus is destroyed. My parents are still without power since they live in a more rural area. My friend lost their home from Flooding in TN (luckily it’s still standing but had flooding up to 5+ ft). This storm was so catastrophic that I can barely comprehend the damage in NC given how much my town was impacted WITHOUT major flooding. I really hope and pray that those who are still struggling through the aftermath are safe and doing ok :( Thank you for covering this!
I'm here in east TN and my town is relatively fine but have been without water for 3 days so far. Thank you so much for talking about this and raising money. It feels like nobody is talking about this and the folks out here need help.
Damascus, VA got hit hard too. The VA Creeper trail.runs through there and is a major part of their economy and it looks like the trail was heavily damaged, too.
I have dealt with Red Cross in Big Pine Key when my son and i went down 5 days after hurricane Irma. We went to clear roads, distribute ice and jymust generaly help people. Logistically they were useless. 2 miles from their air-conditioned tent on No Name Key the people there had seen NO ONE! They had no comprehencive list of homes visited, aid needed, nothing.
Hey dude thank you for bringing light to this. I’m in upstate SC about 40mins from western NC and it got bad here. Thankfully no major flooding in my area. The people of NC need the countries help 🙏
thank you for bringing attention to this. not enough of the big news sites have been talking about this and local people are using all of their/ our energy to survive. social media and word of mouth are all we have to communicate with.
The first few clips you showed is lake lure. I live there. The river completely shifted its path by like 30 feet in some places. The military has been flying people out for days but just one helicopter. Thats all that is here. We spend trillions on our military and we get one helicopter? The issue here is it rained for days before the wind came. When the wind came the trees came down like dominos. Massive trees because we don't get wind like that ever. A tree is my yard came up by the roots. You are correct poverty runs super deep here. Many people lost their homes who do not have insurance. This situation is really bad. My area will never recover. If we lose the tourism dollars we got from lake lure and chimmney rock were screwed.
My folks are in Saluda, SC. They still have wires dragging on the streets. I had to drive through someone's yard to get around the trees and wires down on Friday. The town lost their Fire Chief and another firefighter when a tree fell on their truck during a rescue. It's bad. Parts of the town finally got electricity back yesterday.
From Potter County PA.... Less than a month ago, large sections of Potter, Tioga, Allegheny county NY and Steuben county NY were absolutely decimated by flooding and mainstream attention is still being neglected.
The Shell on Monticello in Weaverville across from Walmart. I was in line for 90 minutes today. Just listen to the employees and follow those trying to direct traffic. I've also heard Mars Hill has gas, but haven't been there myself
I live a short ways away in SC. I have a military Spec 1983 Mercedes G-Wagon Diesel. I have 4WD and I run the engine on waste vegetable oil so I was able to get out while everyone was either stuck in the mud or out of fuel. You need some kind of “apocalypse vehicle” if things are gonna be like this from now on. Something analogue (no computer chips, all metal), with 4WD, and a Diesel (so you can run on waste vegetable oil).
This might not be super duper helpful. However, I'll put it out in case someone needs gas down my direction. I'm a little further south from Asheville in Columbus/ Tryon and we found it in Boiling Springs, and it is getting better in Spartanburg. It should reach you guys soon in Asheville! There is gas at most stations now if you can make it to the first SC towns.
I live in East Tennessee and I haven’t had power for 5 days now, I almost got crushed by a tree at work (post office never stops). I had to drive 8 hours (typically an hour drive) to boone to help my brothers partner from a sinkhole in their dorm. There’s been no relief and it’s been hard
Used to take yearly trips to chimney rock, seeing those pictures is beyond devastating. Then about 15 minutes from my house a bio lab went up in flames. This past week has been crazy.
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Never thought I’d see the day a hurricane hit the Appalachian area worse than the coast. In my 35 years, this is one of the craziest things to ever see.
Dude ikr usually it gets bumped down a lvl but this time it actually got bumped up as it passed over land , that's new
@@gabesisneros136 it made landfall as a 4 (katrina was a 3) and was so big and fast it didnt have a whole lot of time to weaken. it was really the rain that did it though. this area of the country (i live about an hour east) gets the 2nd most rain fall. it stays wet here all year. basically anytime it's going to rain for more than 10 minutes there are flash flood warnings. in the weeks leeading up to this, it had been raining several days a week. the ground was already saturated. there was no where for the water to go.
@@Visshaldar yeah I know. I heard about the Katrina fact too. Luckily my house is on a high up hill, but that didn't save it from wind and trees falling,which hit the power line leading to the house. Could be worse tho a nearby home got hit directly by another tree
35?! ... I didn't know people could be so old.
@@Tardenglobe2346 ?lol this comment caught me off guard. He's only about 15 yrs older than me
My firefighters are being deployed from the coast of North Carolina. We will be helping our fellow North Carolinians for as long as it takes.
As a Native and resident of asheville NC, thank you for this. Our home is gone, or cities and towns are gone, and we've had no help. We have thousands missing and dead, are totally locked in from the outside world, and it seems no one cares about the people of Appalachia. Im writing this from the bed of my truck, new temporary home i guess. Any coverage helps, and thank you again. The frustration is real.
I’m so sorry! My heart goes out to you and the people of Asheville. I’m in Forest City. I have never seen anything like this is my life. I’m doing all I can to help , as well as connect families with each other and making sure things are reported. Has anyone come to help you yet? If not do you have Facebook? A group of people out of Rutherford county are trying to get together and help those who need things in small towns outside of here. If you need help I can try to get the word to someone who can get it for you. 🙏
Wow, that's crazy!
I want to tell you this TURN TO ALAHIM YAHUAH YAHUSHA AND RUACH HA QODESH FOR THE WELFARE OF YOUR SOUL
🔥 🎉 🕊 I want to tell you that in the beginning they spoke paleo Hebrew not any other language. The FATHER IS YAHUAH THE SON IS YAHUSHA HAMASHIAK THE SPIRIT IS RUACH HA QODESH. THE ORIGINAL FOLLOWING OF YAHUSHA HAMASHIAK WAS NATSARIM THE GREEKS CALLED THEM CHRISTIAN. UNDER CONSTANTINE THEY REMOVED THE NAMES FROM SCRIPTURES CONSTANTINE WAS PAGAN. THE WORD LORD IS BAAL IN PALEO HEBREW. THE WORD GOD IS PAGAN. THE LETTER J WAS NOT IN PALEO HEBREW, GREEK, LATIN AND UP TIL 200.YEARS AGO ENGLISH.
I want to tell you this they did make this happen. They have technology. The MOST HIGH ALAHIM allowed it because people are not with HIM. PERSONALLY BUT if theu turn to HIM PERSONALLY. HE WILL HELP THEM PERSONALLY. HE WILL DO HIS WAY & PROTECT YOU.
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Come on out to Sylva. We have food and gas. Power and Internet. A lot of Asheville folks are camping out in their cars. We want to help
I drive for a food grade tanker company and I’m bringing 4000+ gallons of water to Asheville from central Florida right now. There’s a few of us coming up.
This is so important! Thank you for this!
I sure pray that people can put this water into containers and get it further inland than you’ll be able to reach with your truck.
We thank you! I live in the little town of Canton , NC in Haywood county. Just got cell and Wi-Fi back yesterday. Everyone here is so grateful for the supplies coming in! The outpouring of love and the amount of people helping here is amazing. Neighbors helping neighbors is great to see. We knew it was going to flood. Happens a lot usually this time of year too. There have been 4 major floods in the past 20 years. In '03 and '04 then in '21 and now '24. What we were not expecting was a flood of biblical proportion!
Thank you for thinking of us! You and people like you will be blessed 10 fold for this.
NC, SC, TN. I’m in Tennessee and it’s a disaster it’s horrible. People missing everywhere … people’s bodies stuck under bridges and they said they may not get them for months. This is the mountains we never get hurricanes. The last time I remember being really affected is when Hugo hit SC. Nothing like this though! We are just heartbroken . Pray for us
Please don’t forget Georgia, especially the mountainous northeast. And to add injury to injury, Conyers (GA), Atlanta and communities between have suffered a chemical disaster.
Georgia and North Carolina have been hit so hard in different ways. Florida had record storm surge. We have a home in the middle of the mess in ga and are blessed. I pray for these folks. They need us for yrs to come not just the next week.
I'm from Western North Carolina. My town was hit incredibly hard. Many homes are washed away entirely. Flooding is terrible, fallen trees are really bad, roads entirely washed away. My home got flooded and is filled with mud.
Water is a big problem right now. The city water is shut down because of sewage and pollution and without electricity most wells aren't working either. Many areas will be without power for weeks, and communication is difficult. Cell service only recently came back and is very spotty and weak.
I myself just made it to a friend's house who still has power and running water. About to have my first shower since Thursday!
Major props and thanks to the crews working on clearing roads and repairing broken ones, and to everyone engaged in aid and relief! It's been amazing to see some of the work people have been doing and how quickly entire roads are being rebuilt!
How horrible for your home town and area. So very sorry. Sending hugs from Illinois.😢🙏
Sending you love from FL! Can’t believe this happened all the way up in your part of the country.
I live in western KY. When a tornado came through and completely destroyed our town ( 10K people) , Samaritans Purse was a godsend! 3 and a half years later they are still here building houses and neighborhoods. They also installed tornado shelters for anybody that wanted one, no matter your income. I cannot sing their praises loud enough.
Mayfield was a bad time. Hartford got so lucky and didn't get wiped off the map, barely missed the city, cornfields instead.
I am in Transylvania county just south of Asheville. The destruction all around is beyond heart breaking. Our forest and rivers were not meant to withstand the winds and levels of rain it received. We were already over saturated in rain the a prior system coming through that same week. Neighbors are helping neighbors. Right now there’s a lot of just basic needs like water, food, gas, diapers, formula. I am from Florida but so incredibly proud to call NC home. The love and support that our small towns are giving each other just fills your heart with joy. Everyone is looking to help someone even if they themselves are in need. We are strong and will overcome this devastation.
I've noticed. That's encouraging!
I'm in Erwin TN and totally agree with you. Everyone is helping each other it's amazing
I hope you don't recover because the land is not yours, your foreparents drove my people off and took it do it's pay back time. Our lord not yours is in revenge mode!!
Yes you will and millions are praying for you! It’s heartwarming to see all the dedication from people towards one another. THIS is what we are about.
@selecttravelvacations7472 Some of these communities were so prepared that they helped their neighbors.
I'm from Ashe County in the extreme northwest of North Carolina, and things here have been devastated. The north end of the county is totally cut off with all bridges into town destroyed. A lot of us don't have electricity, fuel, cell signal or hard lines. There is no precedent for anything like this for us. Hurricanes happen every year so folks prepare for them. This caught everyone here totally unawares. I've never seen anything like this. The funny thing is though, you won't hear anyone here complaining the government isn't here and that they abandoned us. We're helping each other out here. The communities are rallying.
God bless every one of you. Sending thoughts, prayers and hugs to you all. Love from Illinois.
Another Ashe native here.
I’m in Boone, I feel you
The pictures coming out of Lansing are so sad. I've seen the New River high before but seeing a bridge 20 ft above the normal water line simply missing it's top is beyond what I thought I would ever live to see. Praying for y'all and trying to get help your way.
This is what we are all hoping to hear. Americans taking care of Americans!!! You got this!
I’m a Spartanburg DOT employee from South Carolina, and it has been ruff trying to clear all these trees and debris. It’s also hard to see these beautiful places and the stay I love in such bad shape
So sorry. Hugs from Illinois 😢
I live in Greenville. I was driving around in my 1983 4WD Diesel Military-spec Mercedes G-Wagon chainsawing logs out of the road around my area. I run my Diesel engine on waste cooking oil, so I was able to drive around while everyone else was waiting for 10 hours at the fuel stations. It was bad. I ran across people who had gone out at night and crashed into the trees.
Goodness, my friend. It feels like an impossible task. Thank you for your work! Very appreciated especially during these times.
Spartanburg native just got internet back
The lack of response is shocking to me. I’m from Florida and the national guard is there before you can blink, along with highway patrol and police from across the state to help direct traffic and restore power to critical places like the hospitals.
I do love it here in Spartanburg and the community has been just amazing.
Don't overlook the efforts that Ryan Hall Y'all is making. He lives in Appalachia, in Kentucky, and he has experienced disaster responders working with him. He is personally matching donations up to $10,000, and none of the donations are pulled away from the relief efforts. As far as I know, the people responding are paying their own expenses, and they have the backgrounds and understanding to be useful without getting in the way.
I know that a bunch of the storm chasers and weather people are gonna be working on getting aid in the people that are affected by this.
Thanks, I'll go check him out soon
Yep, Ryan is a legend.
The Y’all Squad broadcast was a life saver and announcing tornado alerts before the alarms sounded. It was the best use of social media ever to have the coverage them and Max Velocity did with Helene coming inland. The fund raising and awareness they’ve provided is just incredible!
Thank you for doing this. I'm just outside of Asheville and we are just in shock. Husband is a fire fighter and only stops in to check.on us. No power and the city has no water for weeks
Do you know how Sylva is doing? I live out in western WA and I can't get in touch with my people there.
im sorry. I haven'theardanythingfromthat area. I willtry@stephengrahn9361
What do you mean weeks, it just happened a week ago!
😮@missesbissness7430 we will not get water service back to the city of Asheville for weeks
@@shannonchristie-wickham8453 Yaay!
The eye went straight through my area of Georgia, and we got what they called the "dirty side" of the eye. The library I work at is acting as a community center, providing charging stations, wifi, free disaster relief forms and information for all the counties in our system. In gathering that information, I've seen the sheer desolation this storm has caused. I never thought I would ever see this kind of thing this far inland. This is already being called a "historic hurricane". Thank you so much for spreading awareness and for your efforts in raising money, you guys are truly such lights in all this darkness. ♡♡♡
What part of GA? I'm just outside of Atlanta and thankfully my area didn't get hit that hard. I'm in Decatur
@@krystalkasprzyk1789 We're in Middle GA, our library system is made up of Laurens County, Johnson County, Glascock, Truetlen, and Washington. From what we're seeing, Laurens got it bad, but Washington got it the worst in our system.
I work in IT and half our workforce is in Asheville. Thank you for doing this, they're really going through it and could use all of our support
I’m in Spartanburg and so glad you covered this. There was not enough awareness for the first 3 days and relied on social media networking for community help, along with the Cajun Army and volunteers. It wasn’t until our politicians came back from their 3 day weekends that any awareness happened and mass help started arriving. It’s just awful and the fact that a lot of this could have been avoided by improving dams and drainage is very reminiscent of Katrina. Tennessee had dam failures from outdated systems that they knew were in need of repair. It’s just awful and so many will never be found under stories of mud. It’s just horrific what is happening here.
We got lucky and had power restored yesterday. Please keep up the voice letting everyone know how much help is needed!
From San Diego, CA to the smallest homestead in Appalachia. I hope my funds make it to all of you. California Loves you all!
I’m from Aiken, SC. Praying for everyone affected by the storm.
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From Augusta its just as bad in georgia.
It’s extra frustrating because of all the dumb crap the government wastes money on, and foreign countries they give money to, but they’re so slow and stingy when it comes to aiding the people that paid those tax dollars. Absolutely disgusting.
They refused to pay 3 million dollars to 9/11 first responders cancer fund but they sent 500 million to Ukraine.
@octobercountry3322 random definitely is something that happens. But I would agree taking advantage of situations is definitely something that happens.
@octobercountry3322100% on purpose in my opinion 😢
There's a special place in hell....
I'm in Asheville, and thank you for focusing on this. We need all the help we can get.
As of right now, there is still only one interstate in and out of the region. Power won't be restored to Buncombe County until Friday probably, and water won't be restored for weeks.
Ella provided some excellent levity in a much needed moment. Thank you Ella!
Some of us who are affected downloaded the video while having access...#priorities (?)
Thanks for bringing up FEMA. An additional note, FEMA can help renters!! Not just homeowners!
And for the record: FEMA applications are open!! Go non
East Tennessean here. Thank you for helping out the Appalachian region! Part of the reason this was so devastating for everyone was because *several* major dams in our region failed. As each dam upstream broke, the ones below suffered more and brought literal towns down from the mountains. Asheville was directly below all of that.... For context, one of our remaining dams on the Nolachucky was hit with over 1.2 million gallons of water per SECOND during certain parts of the the storm. For comparison, the daily peak flow for Niagara Falls is about 7,000 gallons this time of year. We are very thankful this storm did not take out that particular dam or the damage would have been even worse.
My heart goes out to Asheville. We are less than an hour away from them, and we are doing everything here in Tennessee to help to ensure things get stabilized and to help Asheville recover. Communities are coming together in many ways, and we are hoping to be ready before the next major weather event makes landfall around October 6th.
Thanks to everyone for contributing in small ways. The butterfly effect says that their wings make hurricanes... but people coming together and making even a small difference can do even more. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I live in the Wilmington NC area (Southeastern NC) and 2 weeks ago we got 20 inches of rain in 12 hours. People had 5 feet of water in their homes, and no warning. Places nowhere near the flood plain flooded, and people didn’t have flood insurance. It’s absolutely devastating. My heart breaks for Western NC 💔
I am 64...in upstate SC. We have been without power since Friday early morning. Trees downed, poles downed 911 service and cell service was down. Maybe this Friday we will get power. We were lucky and have a generator. Neighbors have been coming to shower etc. They are the ones that cleared the road. Hugo in 1989 did a ton of damage but nothing like this. Trust what I'm saying here...the death toll from this storm will dwarf Katina. There are whole towns just over state line that are just gone along with the people who were unable to get out of their homes because of being trapped. This is the worst storm in my lifetime. It is heartbreaking. My area didn't get the flood damage but lots of wind. If we are this bad I know that those in worst areas in NC will take years and years to recover IF they ever can. If you can help please do.
I’m in Spartanburg, sounds like you are around here too (power should be back on Friday or Saturday). It’s just horrible the lack of any sort of response or help we’ve had. So many lost. More found today in Greenville. I’m glad Asheville is getting coverage but the lack of assistance with this entire situation is just shocking. I’m from Florida originally and never have seen anything like this without any national guard or highway patrol presence.
Thank you so much for talking about us here! I just got power back last night. My heart goes out to the ones who are still stranded in places that have been destroyed. I’ve been working hard to get things to people that they need. Now that I have power I will be able to do more. I’m about 30 minutes from Chimney Rock, which was completely destroyed. Swannanoa, Black Mountain and Burnsville as well. People are STILL stranded there. Neighbors are staying together in structures that held together. Helicopters are constantly rescuing people. It sounds and looks like a war zone. Black hawks and chinooks flying over constantly dropping off supplies. It’s beyond comprehension. You can’t feel the heaviness and loss by watching a video. Maybe to a certain extent, but the smells and sounds and sights in person are much worse. You can feel the sadness and defeat here. 😢
I am a student at Western Carolina University. It’s located in Sylva, NC about an hour from Asheville. It was Friday afternoon when the internet and wifi went out. Saturday night wifi was restored to campus only. Today around 9 service for Verizon came back. Gas stations are running out of gas and are getting constant fill ups. My roommates and I are getting up early tomorrow to get gas. 10 gallons a person. We were stranded in town for 2 days before something opened up. We were lucky enough to not get hit super hard by the storm thank god. There is still power and water but we are on a boil order because water treatment facilities have flooded and what not. This is unbelievable and something that the area should’ve never had to experience. I am an essential worker on campus so when internet and WiFi first went out I helped set up landlines on campus for people to call. These last few days have been insane and something I never thought i’d live through. This is something that you think could never happen to you, it happens to other people. Thank you for covering this, not many people are aware of how truly awful and devastating this is for the region.
The night of the hurricane, I donated as much as I had to help through Ryan Hall Y'all's channel. He's got a nationwide network ready to aid people affected by weather events. 100% of the donations will go to people in need. I'm praying for the people affected by this storm as well.
As a Brit, I'd heard nothing about this until now even though I'm usually aware of situations this dire in the US. We've been having floods here too, but nothing like this. The town I live in has had its main entrance flooded which is hella inconvenient but this is something else entirely. Thank you for doing your part and spreading the message
Thank you for covering this. I live in Boone, NC and the devastation is unbelievable. My husband, dog, and I are safe and have what we need. Our hearts our broken but our communities are resilient.
That is a Noble thing you did on your channel to help the hurricane victims. God Speed to everyone.
I used to work for American Red Cross. Personal experience and opinion: your donation goes farther with salvation army and Samaritans purse. ARC is uneven, some chapters are great and some are corrupt or just horribly mismanaged, too many undertrained volunteers underfoot. Theyre top heavy with admin costs, as well. Theyre great at blood drives and fundraisers and the Service to Armed Forces is really a blessing to military families, but disaster services at ARC are very hit and miss.
I was about the comment the same thing. After Maria Red Cross was one of the least effective on island; local organizations and World Central Kitchen did a much better job getting funds and help to people in need.
Thank you for being transparent about this
Huge shout out to all the out of state help in GA right now seen a number of lineman trucks from western PA and the New Jersey area. Thank you all so much for your efforts.
God bless you for using your platform to help from Marshall, N.C
I can't believe what Marshall looks like. Thankfully I don't live downtown so me and my family are doing good.
My daughter’s a student at WCU. The kids there on campus are safe and sound, but it’s been a scary few days. I think it’s hard for people to understand the scope of damage and how many lives will end up being lost. It’s still utterly inaccessible. There are hundreds of people still unaccounted for… this will end up the worst disaster in NC history.
The worst disaster so far. These events will happen with an increasing frequency until the climatic effects we created are corrected
@@defies4626....
EXACTLY
@@lindatimmons3675 please do not turn this into some triumphantalist gotcha moment. This is a desperate attempt to get people to actually listen now that the things warned about for decades are coming to pass
@@defies4626 I’m not so sure that the climate crisis can be corrected, at least not in the timeframe of human generations, but what we absolutely cannot afford to do is allow it to get worse by doing more of the same.
@@austintrousdale2397 unfortunately I agree… we can mitigate, we can slow it down, but the damage has been done.
I live here in Waynesville NC. Im out of power, water, food, gas, everything. I just got cell service back yesterday Oct. 1st. Theres no way in and no way out from my house. Yesterday was the first day I seen any kind of power truck or emergency vehicle. There’s so many people still missing and everything is cash only but there’s no way to get cash. It’s the absolute worst scenario you could ever imagine. Apocalyptic.
I'm in Waynesville too. The banks were finally open today. This has been the first day I've had decent cell service since it happened. They have distribution of supplies at several locations around the county if you still need some things...some places will even deliver if u can't come out. Lemme know if you do and I can give you a number to call!
I love everything about this video 😂 It’s nice to see someone giving back to the same community they benefit from…. And then Ella wanting to talk and Archie making a cameo lol that was adorable.
There are still hundreds of thousands without power or communications. No cellular in most of the WNC area, and even though Starlink technically works, no power means no WiFi. The lack of communication is hindering those impacted as well as those trying to help. I have seen FEMA, National Guard, Homeland Security, and even Border patrol agents that have been deployed as well as humanitarian organizations.
Earlier today I found out the central Manna Food Bank was destroyed in Asheville flooding. This will create an even deeper, long-term issue. There may be some multi-million dollar homes around the mountains but the vast majority are the working poor.
One mule association has hauled in mules to form mule trains for supplies.
East tennessee here. Thank you for bringing to attention.
thank you so much for covering this. i'm a student at appalachian state and have lived in western nc my whole life. the damage is devastating and i just lost my town, and so many of my friends lost more than me.
I don't like going through TH-cam, but I followed your link and donated to the Appalachia Funders Network 👍
I hope everyone is able to get the help they need.
Asheville native here, was currently moving this weekend to Waynesville. Dude it's bad. More loss of life than ever
They closed the roads in western NC. ALL the roads. All. The. Roads.
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They have 26 open both ways and 40 is now open just eastbound
Not quite all of them, the Boone area isn't as bad, cousin was able to take back roads from App. State to CLT. Gotta check on the family cabin this upcoming weekend.
They're gradually opening some, I-26 is fully passable.
@@Mvllonyeah Boone is definitely getting better, ik River street is still drivable at least
Thank you Aiden! We all need to reach out to Appalachia. ❤🙏🏼
Thank you for covering my area. We have truly gotten hit hard in Western North Carolina. I still have a tree laying across the road in front of my house. I have several family members still stranded. They are completely landlocked. Our newest concern is landslides.
I'm am an Asheville Native! It's awful thank you for the coverage we appreciate you!!!❤❤❤
Internet is still out in my area, but i have cell reception and mobile data. I'm pretty fortunate my tiny town flooded roads, but some in my area are still without power.
Most in ga still without power and having to drive 1.5 hrs to get gas for generators as they’ve used it all at this point. Glad you are ok. What are the needs in your area?
Same here but just got phone back..
I was very fortunate too. I’ve been trying to help wherever I can. We had big trees fall on our house during the winter winds the last 2 years so we didn’t have any damage from this since they were already gone. I kept the storm drain clean in my yard . The water almost made it to the house but I just kept clearing debris. The survivor guilt comes in waves. It’s so heavy. Take care of your mental health. Check in with yourself. Being lucky in this situation hasn’t made me feel too good, but helping others has kept me from dissociating too much. Sending love and prayers your way from Rutherford county ❤
Our power was out for 3 days ! Thank God for generator or my papa wouldn't have had oxygen! But it was hard enough to get gas with ppl fighting over it!
@@amethystsmith2478 I’m so sorry you had to go through that. My brother wasn’t able to use his c-pap machine until last night. He finally got a generator. I was worried about him. I’m glad you are ok! ❤️🙏
Thank you for bringing attention to this! I live in Nantahala NC which is close to the disaster and I truly appreciate what you’re doing.
Galveston/Houston here. Katrina, Ike, Harvey, Beryl were no joke. I couldn't imagine the devastation it would cause in an area unprepared and unaccustomed to these hurricanes. We only *just* got the small fema assistance we were promised 2 months ago and it doesn't cover the damage.
Actually we get hurricanes yearly here in Western North Carolina, the problem this time was we had a huge rain storm that started the flooding before Helene even got here. It wiped out most of our roads, and most people with money and power do not care about us here. I just got cell service and power back after nearly 6 days in the dark. We're pretty tough here, but deep water and landslides down a mountain will take out the toughest. I live tucked between 2 mountains on high ground, I've been lucky, those down lower in the valleys and next to waterways bigger than my little creek have not been so lucky. And honestly, a big chunk of us would never leave even if we know we wouldn't likely make it through the storm alive.
We know hurricanes, we don't know people with power that will help us.
The E-Waste company I work for in Rowan County, NC, Powerhouse Electronic Recycling, has customers throughout western NC and Virginia that were majorly affected. We are getting together some donations of food and other items and loading them into one of our trucks that we will send out to help those in need. Two of my supervisors had to head down into SC Wednesday to find their dad. They found him and he's doing fine.
Greenville SC Checking in. It's rough in the foothills. It's also incredibly difficult for non-profits, food banks, low income housing senior housing and the like because a large portion of people don't have power. Working at a Food Rescue myself, the need is great and dire.
Thank you for doing this podcast, giving resources for people to help and seek help, and giving us a real idea of the situation in these places. It was a great overview of exactly what people are facing and the areas badly hit. Prayers to everyone dealing with this crisis!
From the CSRA here, Georgia South Carolina area, and we've got 17 lost with plenty more still missing. It's hitting along the river ways terribly, but the churches and first responders have been doing good work.
I get eerie post-tsunami feelings from this. The devastation is shocking.
My dad is a former Grand Master and I've been helping him and other Masons across the community. I'm super impressed you're one of them. I hope to start my tutelage soon.
I didn't really comprehend the scope of the destruction until I was chatting with some old coworkers of mine in southern Georgia and my old boss said there were numerous counties in Georgia that are experiencing a 100% loss of power. And it sounds like the Carolinas got it the worst.
We saw similar, but opposite destruction in the Oregon cascades and foothills in 2020. Over a million acres burned, many towns were 50% or greater lost, and even some major population centers were threatened. I watched the fire evacuation maps constantly to give my friends and family a heads up on getting the hell out. My heart breaks for Appalachia. Hang in there, guys, I'm praying for you
As someone who lives across the mountain, it was bad. People are still missing. We have never seen a disaster of this magnitude 5:24 is the road I take to the hospital, grocery store, and my old doctors office. Locals are going out and doing search and recovery because the Red Cross just got here. This happened 5 days ago. 7:34 we have to get supplies air dropped. This is my home, and it is gone. My friend’s home literally floated away. For some reason my house is still here, and we don’t know why, but we are here. It will take generations to recover.
I live in western NC and I will tell you that we are devastated and that the most help is coming from people around the communities near and far. The government is not really helping very much and seems to be complicating most relief efforts which honestly comes as no surprise.
Thank you for bringing attention to this. I live in the Upstate of SC. In my 51 years, I have never seen anything like this. The people of western NC and eastern TN had the misfortune of this happening close to an election. Our power just came up, but the folks to our north are not okay. We were never without water. They have none.
I just wanted to say I love that you are one if the channels that actually uses your platform for good. And you don't just speak about things you care enough to actually take action and get your channel community involved. When you got choked up that really got to me. I work at a Nursing home and am looking into sending supplies (in the time frame you suggested) that would normally be donated locally. Thank you for all of this information and reporting what is really going on. I live in ohio and I haven't seen near as much in depth coverage from news channels.
The picture with the boats is Lake Lure. They folmed parts of Dirty Dancing there. Chimney Rock is right there , too. They filmed The Last of the Mohicans there. They are both destroyed
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Chimney rock is gone man. It doesnt exist anymore
@caesurabreak3528 Completely obliterated, I never thought I'd see that kind of devastation in this part of NC.
I'm soo devastated about the Chimney Rock area 😢 I've been here for almost ten years and always put off exploring there and filming nature there. I will always regret not documenting memories of that place for myself.
A friend's family member was swept away and they haven't found her. My friend's home is wrecked. It's beyond heartbreaking.
I am so very sorry for your loss. I can't imagine the devastation you're going through. 😢🙏
@@yellowstonekv959 You're so sweet to it's her loss - prayers truly are appreciated Abe if there's anything you can do, that is as well. It will be a long road but the people in the region are good, hard working people and they'll get thru by God's grace.
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Oh my gosh the fundraiser has gone from like $1600 to over $3000 while I've been watching. You all are amazing. 😭
I stay away from the big relief organizations. Two great ones that are currently helping at this moment are "Operation Air-Drop & "Samaritan's Purse" Even $1 can help ❤❤
Samaritans Purse is always in the areas of devastating damage. If I'm not mistaken I think that organization was on the ground in the Texas Panhandle when our small town communities were almost wiped out in toronado. Not for sure but I think they were.
Cajun Army was there almost immediately too. Shout out to them they saved so many lives with rescue and supply drops.
The power of the water rushing down the mountains causes much more force than people would believe.
I used to live in Charleston, sc and rode out plenty of hurricanes and tropical storms but grew up here in Greenville and the amount of devestation this storm caused inland is something I never expected. Luckily me and mine are okay but we are without power until this coming weekend at the earliest but I’ll take that over the loss that some have suffered. It’s going to be a long rebuild up there.
Lived through the same here in WV 1985 as a small boy, whole towns were wiped off the map...help out the affected areas if you can, it can't b overstated how devastating floods this size are to interior hilly regions... 👏 LORE LODGE!!!
I'm from NC, my mom's mom and dad were from the Lake Lure, Bryson City area, they moved to the Charlotte area back in the '59s as a kid we would go to Chimney Rock, Cherokee, Deep Creek; beautiful places that are now destroyed. Some of the places make me think of the Ukraine cities destroyed by bombing.
This is the kind of devastation that is generational.
Thanks, Aiden, for covering this.
You are wonderful for covering this! I watch several channels and this is the first one I’ve seen do something so positive for Asheville and educating your audience. One of my closest childhood friends moved fromAltoona PA to Asheville several years ago. Thankfully they’re safe in town. They can’t get home to see the damages to their place.
God Bless you! ❤
Another organization to look into is the United Cajun Navy and the great things that they do!
The Cajun Navy is here! They are great
For those of you wondering why you can't hear anything, the sound starts working at 3:44.
Thank you, I kept going out and coming back in, thinking something was wrong with my phone.
Thanks for the heads-up.
B. But i head everuthing sińce 0:01 lmao
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I hhave a feeling this area will be screwed just Hawaii was last year
Don't forget East Palestine, Ohio.
They got screwed by this administration too.
Yup it’s going to be a massive land grab.
Also World Central Kitchens, Chef Jose Andres group. They got there yesterday and have been and will be setting up feeding stations for not only displaced homeowners but also all the emergency personnel. Fantastic group that is super quick to mobilize and will not only stay and feed people but help with clean up.
my best friend just moved back to right outside of Greenville SC, luckily he only has had to deal with power outages and cell tower disruptions. when he gets the chance he sends me lots of pictures of the surrounding areas. it's absolutely devastating. people were driving over live powerlines that fell in the road. lots of trees uprooted in people's yards. a neighbor's house completely demolished by a fallen tree. the slow response time left lots of clearing the roads for the farmers. entire grocery stores were emptied minus the frozen goods since they were blocked off. they need all the support they can get
When hurricane Sandy hit Massachusetts i was driving through the mountains as they collapsed into the rivers. Entire areas got washed away. The rivers had full grown trees breaking and moving around like tooth picks. It was insane. Those areas still are down to bedrock.
I’m one of the lucky few who didn’t have major damage. Living in the mountains all my life I never thought I’d see anything like this.
Erin TN got hit hard as well as Newport TN have friends in both I served with. TN national guard just left for Kuwait Sunday as well so pray for them and their families in the hit areas
I’m from Asheville but currently go to college in Tennessee. I don’t know the next time I’ll be able to see my family. I don’t know what to do.
I do know you can get in from Johnson City and Greenville Tennessee but I-40 will be closed for quite some time.
Thank you for talking about this, it’s not getting enough media coverage. Whole towns have been wiped off the map.
We dodged a severe bullet here in West Virginia. A lot of people lost power and water for about a week. It’s since been addressed but we were really blessed. I think what helped was the drought we had been experiencing for the last couple of months. Water level was so low that the flood surge was able to be contained in the creeks and rivers and not hit flood stage. I know for me at work the biggest issue (besides losing power for several days) was getting water into the plant I operate. Pumps sucked in a bunch of mud from the raised water level and we had rain water leaking into the high voltage control room due to the excessive amount of wind and rain pushing through the weather striping
I just got power back to be able to see this. Thank you for covering it and for raising money, Aiden. It’s hard to comprehend or put into words how bad this situation is. My community was not hit particularly hard by comparison to others, but even we are struggling for resources to keep people going in the short term without power and water, and gas. All I can think about all day is the people who are in more dire situations and those who have passed. We are grateful for every bit of help.
Please don't forget to include Florida & Georgia in your prayers as well. Day 5 here with no power in North Florida, and not even an estimate yet for when we might get a crew out. Areas along the coast are just gone. I know this stream was about NC/TN, but there are other areas that are devastated too, and not getting the coverage. A tree ripped the side of my neighbor's house off (many such stories around here), but our county wasn't included in the "disaster area" so no federal funds coming here. Around 40% of my county still does not have power. This is the 3rd hurricane to hit us in 13 months.
On TH-cam, search for drone footage of Keaton Beach and Horseshoe...
Don't forget animal shelters, sorry, not sure if you mentioned it cause I'm listening & working
I have family in Etowah, luckily they're okay but they're pretty close to Asheville. the damage that's been done is truly catastrophic and it'll take years for some areas to return to functioning levels
I'm in Etowah, its pretty bad but getting better. Surrounding areas are getting power and supplies.
@@Artsalot sorry to hear that. my uncle said a lot of the roads are undrivable and said the other day it took them over 4 hours to get to Ashville because of all the road closures. I really do hope the best for you and your family in these trying times
I’m from Valdosta, GA and we got hit really hard. Trees down everywhere, homes destroyed/burned down, and even my college campus is destroyed. My parents are still without power since they live in a more rural area. My friend lost their home from Flooding in TN (luckily it’s still standing but had flooding up to 5+ ft). This storm was so catastrophic that I can barely comprehend the damage in NC given how much my town was impacted WITHOUT major flooding. I really hope and pray that those who are still struggling through the aftermath are safe and doing ok :( Thank you for covering this!
I'm here in east TN and my town is relatively fine but have been without water for 3 days so far. Thank you so much for talking about this and raising money. It feels like nobody is talking about this and the folks out here need help.
Damascus, VA got hit hard too. The VA Creeper trail.runs through there and is a major part of their economy and it looks like the trail was heavily damaged, too.
I know, the economy of these towns is tourism and thins like that. How to bring that back
I have dealt with Red Cross in Big Pine Key when my son and i went down 5 days after hurricane Irma. We went to clear roads, distribute ice and jymust generaly help people. Logistically they were useless. 2 miles from their air-conditioned tent on No Name Key the people there had seen NO ONE! They had no comprehencive list of homes visited, aid needed, nothing.
Thank you for doing this I’m glad you’re using your platform correctly right now.
Hey dude thank you for bringing light to this. I’m in upstate SC about 40mins from western NC and it got bad here. Thankfully no major flooding in my area. The people of NC need the countries help 🙏
thank you for bringing attention to this. not enough of the big news sites have been talking about this and local people are using all of their/ our energy to survive. social media and word of mouth are all we have to communicate with.
Greenville SC was completely unprepared for this. It’s actually so embarrassing how badly Duke power and our local officials have failed us.
The first few clips you showed is lake lure. I live there. The river completely shifted its path by like 30 feet in some places. The military has been flying people out for days but just one helicopter. Thats all that is here. We spend trillions on our military and we get one helicopter? The issue here is it rained for days before the wind came. When the wind came the trees came down like dominos. Massive trees because we don't get wind like that ever. A tree is my yard came up by the roots. You are correct poverty runs super deep here. Many people lost their homes who do not have insurance. This situation is really bad. My area will never recover. If we lose the tourism dollars we got from lake lure and chimmney rock were screwed.
So thankful that we sent so much money to Ukraine. God forbid we have any resources to help our own citizens.
My folks are in Saluda, SC. They still have wires dragging on the streets. I had to drive through someone's yard to get around the trees and wires down on Friday. The town lost their Fire Chief and another firefighter when a tree fell on their truck during a rescue. It's bad. Parts of the town finally got electricity back yesterday.
From Potter County PA.... Less than a month ago, large sections of Potter, Tioga, Allegheny county NY and Steuben county NY were absolutely decimated by flooding and mainstream attention is still being neglected.
I’m gonna be honest, I’m in Chester County and didn’t hear a word. Not surprised that Shapiro is more concerned with making TikToks though.
Links wouldn't post.. just look up Harrison Valley, Westfield, Genesee, Geneseo NY, and everywhere in between.. the Arial views are intense
Big love from Asheville. Stay dry, get food. And if you have the skinny on a gas station with gas, shout it out loud lol.
The Shell on Monticello in Weaverville across from Walmart. I was in line for 90 minutes today. Just listen to the employees and follow those trying to direct traffic. I've also heard Mars Hill has gas, but haven't been there myself
@@DMIwriter Big ups man, thank you for sharing!
I live a short ways away in SC. I have a military Spec 1983 Mercedes G-Wagon Diesel. I have 4WD and I run the engine on waste vegetable oil so I was able to get out while everyone was either stuck in the mud or out of fuel. You need some kind of “apocalypse vehicle” if things are gonna be like this from now on. Something analogue (no computer chips, all metal), with 4WD, and a Diesel (so you can run on waste vegetable oil).
This might not be super duper helpful. However, I'll put it out in case someone needs gas down my direction. I'm a little further south from Asheville in Columbus/ Tryon and we found it in Boiling Springs, and it is getting better in Spartanburg. It should reach you guys soon in Asheville! There is gas at most stations now if you can make it to the first SC towns.
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Wow that is cool.
I live in East Tennessee and I haven’t had power for 5 days now, I almost got crushed by a tree at work (post office never stops). I had to drive 8 hours (typically an hour drive) to boone to help my brothers partner from a sinkhole in their dorm. There’s been no relief and it’s been hard
A sinkhole in their dorm?! 😳 I hope that you and your loved ones are ok
@@austintrousdale2397 luckily it was in their dorms parking lot to be more specific, and no one was hurt to my knowledge. Thank you, bless up
As a local I can’t bring myself to watch this but I want to thank you for bringing attention to what we are going through. God bless!
Used to take yearly trips to chimney rock, seeing those pictures is beyond devastating. Then about 15 minutes from my house a bio lab went up in flames. This past week has been crazy.