North Carolina continues to search for Helene victims after monster storm | 60 Minutes

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  • @myrandapistokache6653
    @myrandapistokache6653 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +348

    Her singing brought me to tears. All of the victims of Helene are still so heavy on my heart

    • @DailyLiving4212
      @DailyLiving4212 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Same Here! Brought me to tears also; knowing about how many have lost their lives and loved ones. Sad.

    • @barbielk1
      @barbielk1 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Me too 😢 🙏🏻🇺🇲🙏🏻 I wish my state was close like NC I live in Phoenix AZ, I feel like I live in a foreign country now. The new people all stick together.
      All my old neighbors lost their homes or moved out no one speaks English, it's very lonely here, I just hope everyone new here stays calm because I never know if there will be an uprising against remaining people or voting problems worse than last time in 2020. I guess we are being replaced they say in the news, if you can believe their lies. All I know is what I see. Everyone around here who are new to my area drive brand new expensive vehicles when they arrive and seem to have plenty of money, jobs & most have new borns. It's like the Twilight Zone
      I know that, that money should have gone to FEMA in North Carolina ECT....because of the deviation from the Hurricanes.😮 🙏🏻🇺🇲🙏🏻 God Bless

    • @dorothybledsoe3953
      @dorothybledsoe3953 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Me too reminds me of my granny and what she would have done❤🙏

    • @dalemoore8582
      @dalemoore8582 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      That faith! Oh to have that faith! It’s a beautiful thing.

    • @Lumu321
      @Lumu321 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@barbielk1 Oh dear, I want to reach out to you. I wonder if you watch that news channel that paid $787MILLION for lying Their name sound like FOCKS "news". FEMA is not giving money to immigrants and no one is replacing you.. They say things like that to scare people and to get them to vote for those who support the billionaires and oligarchs.
      You EXIST no matter what! You matter. You can make a difference.
      If you want to know the truth about things, get involved. See what's really happening. See what money is spent by our gov and how. It's different than what you're hearing, I promise you!
      There's a Immigrant Relief Center of Arizona in Phoenix on Thomas Road. You could teach somebody English. How great would that be! You could see what really happens and do good works.
      There's also a Universal Unitarian Congregation of Phoenix. You could meet some new friends, get out of the house. Have dinners with people and talk. Good luck to you and God bless.
      🙏

  • @kaybeebn5109
    @kaybeebn5109 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +557

    Okay… I lost it when I heard the 96 year old mom singing 😭😭😭. Her faith is unshaken. God bless her family and everyone who is still suffering from loss after the hurricanes. 🙏

    • @joek511
      @joek511 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Amen, I did to, with my daughter standing right by my side. I learned something in life while on active duty. Oh Jesus please, the people. Help me to help them. We are all created in His image

    • @runnergo1398
      @runnergo1398 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      God floods the the entire planet. Promises He won't do it ever again by showing a rainbow. But, He'll only do it here and there. A little bit here and there. For now on.

    • @melissaosborne3437
      @melissaosborne3437 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Prayers to all.

    • @angiefisher2956
      @angiefisher2956 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I went to help this family yesterday. I don’t even realize they were on 60 min. They got denied FEMA help. So where is all the money going they say they’ve given out if people like this aren’t getting it? The only people there helping were people like you and me. Some from FL. Some from TN. We say maybe 15 military NG riding around watching and doing nothing. The locals said they don’t even talk to them. So the truth is the truth.

    • @RaiseYourVibes333
      @RaiseYourVibes333 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This fro has as propaganda embedded into it! 60 minutes really shouldn’t interview and allow people to debunk actual TRUTHS of what happened !! Go watch Gentry and Sons Trucking Video to get truths of eye witnesses ! Plus there’s more than one story ! Various incidences too! NC Governor as involved too trying to keep people out and lied just like he did during the Plandemic and said 40 was closed and roads when we went Saturday to Asheville and every day. I’m a 1st Responder. It’s not theories it’s actual conspiracies !!
      May God continued tk help those suffering and comfort those who are in shock from what they’ve seen and endured !
      Trump was there today and raised over $8 million so far and is donating to Samaritans Purse and other agencies that are non profits helping citizens !

  • @robynbiren8421
    @robynbiren8421 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +325

    I live in Asheville, NC. This storm has affected us and the surrounding communities like nothing ever has. It is simply devastating to see this destruction, everywhere you go. We didn’t have power for 16 days. One of my coworkers just got power after 22 days. People in Asheville still don’t have water, or if they do have it, it’s not drinkable. Our beautiful trails have been demolished. Areas look like someone took a lawnmower and mowed all the trees down. I work at one of the hospitals in the area, and the stories of survival from the patients there are amazing. There are also many stories of those who were not so fortunate. The loss our area has had just brings me to tears.

    • @joeconniedonald1990
      @joeconniedonald1990 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Praying the Lord gives you strength, peace & brings your hometown back bigger & better.
      Prayers for those who lost family & friends.♥️🙏🏻

    • @Copper_centAZ
      @Copper_centAZ หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      †🙏🏼♥️

    • @vera4799
      @vera4799 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      My family and I here in California are praying for all NC.

    • @jairusbarringer7525
      @jairusbarringer7525 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Your fellow North Carolinians will be there to spend money in the reopened stores as soon as they're opened back up. I pray you, your family and friends will find solace in knowing you guys aren't alone in this.

    • @liberated4947
      @liberated4947 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      They discovered Lithium mines under the Apalachin mountains and there clearing out those who won't leave by natural disasters. I feel bad for those who have lost everything including loved ones. There is an Evil presence here stronger than ever because he knows his time is ending soon. Steady ahead and don't give these fools the time or day they don't matter in the end its only Jesus. Stand strong with the ones right next to you.

  • @MyCindyLouCynthia24
    @MyCindyLouCynthia24 หลายเดือนก่อน +108

    My mother, grandmother, great and great great grandmother's and father's are from these mountains and I couldn't be more proud. I am so sad to see them devastated. These communities are filled with people who are the most genuine kind and hard working individuals you could ever meet. Thank you for helping them!

    • @laurastewart9877
      @laurastewart9877 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      My beautiful Mama is resting in those North Carolina mountains. My heart is hurting so much for everyone hurt by this horrible storm. I am thankful for all the wonderful memories I have of growing up visiting my kin in the amazing Smokies. I am praying for recovery of all survivors and missing. 😢

    • @angeliaeudy
      @angeliaeudy หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      My entire family - both sides - is from/ still live in Green Mountain. Pigeon Roost and Bailey Settlement are the next two communities along the Toe River past Relief. My blood runs deep in those hills even though I reside inn Charlotte. Best people you could ever meet. Heartbroken.

    • @vha3742171
      @vha3742171 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@laurastewart9877my mother too

  • @strkillr6367
    @strkillr6367 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +135

    I was flooded out here in NE Tennessee…all furniture lost plus priceless (to us) family pics and heirlooms. After 9 nights in a hotel room and now having been completely relocated, my family and I agree that even with all of the loss we were lucky. Other families in Western NC and NE TN lost loved ones on top of everything they owned. It’s been a terrible situation. The whole Appalachian area has been hit harder than any other time during my life… but THE COMMUNITIES have brought us all together and we will rebuild and restart our lives in this beautiful area we all call home. Prayers to everyone!!!

    • @barbielk1
      @barbielk1 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I'm so sorry for you I can't imagine I'm pretty broke but nothing like you are going though praying for you all
      🙏🏻🇺🇲🙏🏻 Our Government is trying to take us all down but what you are going through is just to much.😢

    • @Eric-e2b3f
      @Eric-e2b3f หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I hope yall are getting help. I know yall were hit hard. Just haven't heard anything

    • @sharonspencer2312
      @sharonspencer2312 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😮I'm so sorry for aĺl this devasta tion. 😢 Is there any chance that when you rebuild; each house can have easier access fr inside houses to attics which then would have an escape hatch to roof. Where could you attach a boat to escape in? It would be easier to evacuate early on. Would it gridlock all the roads if everyone evacuated at 1x?🎉❤🎉😢

    • @sharonspencer2312
      @sharonspencer2312 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@barbielk1?Who tells you that our government is trying to take us down?

    • @LougHeed-vh4bd
      @LougHeed-vh4bd หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes the COMMUNITIES ARE THE HEROS.
      NOT fema.
      NOT white house.
      WE THE PEOPLE!!

  • @kgraham5820
    @kgraham5820 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +421

    Yeah, the hills and hollers are grand, the scenery post card perfect… but it’s the people who live there that make it exceptionally beautiful, because they are exceptionally beautiful people! Wishing y’all a speedy recovery and sending condolences to all who lost loved ones.

    • @24299
      @24299 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Bless you all.

    • @genegarren833
      @genegarren833 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don’t vote for climate change deniers. Some of my neighbors are dead!

    • @ShelleyBumgarner
      @ShelleyBumgarner 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Amen!!! Thank you for your kind words! We are one family that comes together for each other.

    • @STKing-f9b
      @STKing-f9b 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How many people are still missing? Any guesses?

    • @ShelleyBumgarner
      @ShelleyBumgarner 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@STKing-f9b the media is reporting 90 are still missing.
      I have no idea the true # of missing. We will most likely never know. Several homeless people are missing. Some people still have not been reached by emergency personnel.
      I don't agree with the media only reporting the deaths of the identified. There is many more than that.

  • @drewmilavec9383
    @drewmilavec9383 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +208

    Having worked the storm, it’s the most devastating, heartbreaking, upsetting thing I’ve ever been apart of. Such awesome communities up there filled with good people

    • @pamelathompson37
      @pamelathompson37 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Thank you 💗 this town is full of wonderful people.

    • @sarita5572
      @sarita5572 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      There is a lithium mine there that the people of town wanted to be shut down. The lithium mine wanted to expand....people said no, so they took it with force. This was done on purpose.

    • @drewmilavec9383
      @drewmilavec9383 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@sarita5572from my understanding of the geology, there’s nowhere they could expand the mine at that would include new deposits of lithium

    • @drewmilavec9383
      @drewmilavec9383 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sarita5572sometimes, bad storms happen. Not everything has to have ill intent behind it

    • @hanselito2416
      @hanselito2416 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@sarita5572 All they need to do is get a lot of cold air in the middle. hot water makes them faster, if you cause cold its almost like it causes drag and it causes them to turn inwards. The original method was dropping dry ice out of an airplane. Coincidentally 10 years after the government did that experiment they invented the WC130 that ominously matches the mission. I'm sure it's not the only advancement they made in their efforts, not sure HOW accurate they can spin it but with the level of technology these days I guess anything is possible.
      Also, the original "Hurricane Helene" was 1 year after that development, now we name it the same thing lol.

  • @TheSmcdona731
    @TheSmcdona731 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    Thank you 60 minutes for telling the story of WNC, just 45 minutes from us. Please continue to tell their stories so this will not be forgotten.

  • @gabrielgross6498
    @gabrielgross6498 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +167

    I live in Balsam. We lost power for 6 days. At first I was angry and wanted my power restored but then I started hearing stories about my surrounding areas and completely changed my attitude. I’m still mad at myself about feeling that way. I’m grateful that loosing power was the only thing to happen. I’m praying for everyone in WNC. We are family and we are strong!

    • @theo-avl
      @theo-avl 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      I lost power for 13 days and water for 17. The water is not safe yet. I consider myself fortunate compared to others I know.

    • @Ctkare4k9
      @Ctkare4k9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Please don’t be mad at yourself for your initial reaction. The frustration you were feeling is valid. “When you know better,you do better”. Some people cling to that bitterness and never see past the end of their noses. Your attitude shifted when you had all the information! I’m just so,so sorry for all that so many of you have gone through and continue to deal with. Hugs and prayers from an old lady who truly cares.❤️🙏❤️

    • @JV-eg6co
      @JV-eg6co 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      selfish

    • @Crystal-pv1of
      @Crystal-pv1of 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      You know I can see where people that don’t believe in GOD to say why would GOD do this? But it is so much of a blessing to see that people know whatever GOD puts us through he will also help us. I guess to make us believe in him more and to be strong

    • @theo-avl
      @theo-avl 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Crystal-pv1of except for the people who died.

  • @CreativeCreatorCreates
    @CreativeCreatorCreates 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +173

    We are in Yancey County. We are still without power. Pray for all of us.

    • @ShekinahKallah1_2out
      @ShekinahKallah1_2out 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Prayers beloved family that your power be restored immediately w FAITH in our Lord Jesus still intact ✝️🤍✝️

    • @mikemccausley4503
      @mikemccausley4503 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      How are you still without power with the 200 tractor trailer loads of generators and fuel donated?

    • @danacope1034
      @danacope1034 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mikemccausley4503 I’m on Asheville and I never knew anything about any tractor trailer loads of generators or fuel 🤷‍♀️ more lies from the media 🤷‍♀️ we have all reached out to help one another, and done for ourselves. Had Do do what we had to do to make it, but I praise Almighty God, still, for ‘He’ Has a purpose 🩸🙏🩸My heart goes out to those who have had major losses🩸I pray that Almighty God will comfort them and mend their broken hearts🩸 bless them abundantly and restore their ‘joy’,in the Mighty name of Jesus 🩸🙏🩸

    • @Copper_centAZ
      @Copper_centAZ หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@mikemccausley4503You clearly don't realize the size and scope of this disaster! At least 6 STATES were affected to some degree. 🙏🏼 For them all, and send donations to local charities, they can be found on many videos, do your research

    • @bluebirdgramma6317
      @bluebirdgramma6317 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Prayers and Hugs to y'all. I live in western central SC and we went without power for 8days....I can only feel some of your pain. Sending more hugs

  • @1CathyHendrix
    @1CathyHendrix 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +130

    "When the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there". Wow...that went straight to my heart. Yes Mam, you sure will be!!

  • @jennybarry5659
    @jennybarry5659 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Amen...this world is not our home. We're just a passing through...so sad it broke my heart, but her faith is stronger than the hurricane. Bless her heart

  • @susans5581
    @susans5581 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    I live here, and the storm was devastating, but our mountain community is strong and resilient. The outpouring of help has been tremendous. We work together, and we will come back stronger. 60 Minutes presented an excellent piece. Thank you to volunteers, linemen, military personnel, FEMA, Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, neighbors, strangers, family, and friends, and all who have tirelessly jumped in without question and given their unconditional time and efforts to help. Thank you all for your help, compassion, prayers, and everything else in between.

    • @reignofbastet
      @reignofbastet หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      My thoughts go out to all of you, and I hope you are able to come back better and stronger.

    • @oliviacoggin9462
      @oliviacoggin9462 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I'm so sorry for the loss everyone there has had . My prayers are with all of y'all in North Carolina

    • @northcarolinagirl
      @northcarolinagirl หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My son has taken off work and been up there twice. I crochet beanie caps on my circular machine and have sent over 100 hats up there. We live in the piedmont and only an hour from where the damage started. I am so very sorry. We will not forget and our churches are still collecting and bringing things. You are not alone in this. We won't stop until there are no more needs. Sending all of you hugs and love.

    • @reignofbastet
      @reignofbastet หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@northcarolinagirl Thank you, and your son, for being decent and kind people. I hope all goes well for you.

  • @tjlance7031
    @tjlance7031 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    I've lived in Asheville my whole life. I can say this, my hometown will never be the same.😢

    • @melodyfulweiler7489
      @melodyfulweiler7489 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So, sorry.
      I pray for Y'all everyday!🙏❤🙏

  • @michaelhickey8868
    @michaelhickey8868 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    Having visited this area quite often (I'm from upstate S.C) and working in the Blue Ridge foothills during the summer; I experienced the "magic" of those mountains. I will always be aware and in awe of the resilience, grit, determination, hope, and faith of the people of Appalachia and Western N.C.. True Americans.

  • @bfgivmfith
    @bfgivmfith 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +324

    Helene was poised directly over my horse farm in Georgia, and shifted at the last minute, how it gained such power and hit North Carolina like it did when it should have been dying out is beyond me. My heart goes out! I did not sleep that night and had my boots on for what that was worth. Mother Nature is stronger than all of us combined.

    • @nolepholife2843
      @nolepholife2843 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

      I think it was the three days of rain prior to the storm that increased the devastation exponentially. The timing of the storm was just horrible.

    • @jeremytine
      @jeremytine 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      it didn't gain power so much as that power was concentrated by a mountain range and hit towns built in valleys

    • @chanchan5349
      @chanchan5349 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      I couldn’t sleep either. I kept cooking a huge pot of chicken stew & storing water in anything possible, just in case. The force was tremendous!

    • @Mrsplanetmaster9
      @Mrsplanetmaster9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@bfgivmfith The old saying "Timing is Everything" strikes again. As wild as it sounds, I believe Mother Nature too strikes again...
      Bravery, the American way 🫂🇺🇲

    • @allangibson8494
      @allangibson8494 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      It didn’t gain strength - it fell apart and rained out over North Carolina. Hurricanes falling apart are more dangerous than the peak wind areas.

  • @Carolb66
    @Carolb66 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +264

    Oh bless that 96 year old lady ❤ & 🙏🏻 to everyone in w NC. from UK, you won't be forgotten.

    • @24299
      @24299 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ❤❤❤

    • @BabsKaz
      @BabsKaz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Like Lahaina and East PalestineOhio?

    • @PreferredMethods
      @PreferredMethods 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@BabsKaz They are not entirely forgotten. New eyes are opening to what they’ve been going through, partly due to these new crises, and the horrific responses from FEMA. Some of us remember FEMA from Katrina.

    • @pamelathompson37
      @pamelathompson37 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you from my side of Yancey County ❤

    • @thememorytravelerReset
      @thememorytravelerReset 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you

  • @karentruempy397
    @karentruempy397 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +202

    thank you for keeping this in the news. so many people have been affected by this storm, it will take months and years to fix things. a bigger worry now is those who have no home and the temperatures started dropping this past week. it's going to be a rough winter for a lot of people, they need help before the weather gets colder.

    • @pattibond2342
      @pattibond2342 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @karentruempy - Yep, because that $100 million+ dollars they're talking about did Not go to North Carolina.
      It went Out of the country.
      These people here are being helped by people donating time and items, from whoever can get it there.
      Tell the truth 60 minutes.

    • @russellharp8761
      @russellharp8761 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They lying. MSM good at that. Typically they report what they are told by "authorities." Without investigating.

    • @BabsKaz
      @BabsKaz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@karentruempy397 more climate refugees

    • @staralioflundnv
      @staralioflundnv หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right now, volunteers are getting DONATED PROPANE WALL HEATERS, with the 20 pound propane tanks and FITTINGS for it up there and still need hundreds more! Here is a YT video and link on it: Propane WALL HEATERS and the FITTINGS needed and folks to help install. This is a "LONG HAUL" helping situation for those affected.
      The Aftermath Of Hurricane Helene: Volunteers Are Making A Difference In Mitchell and Yancey County!
      th-cam.com/video/az_vD9lLgUM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5fhbH2dIa36_ike1 via @TH-cam

    • @hollyfrey7032
      @hollyfrey7032 หลายเดือนก่อน

      G6 to​@@pattibond2342

  • @barbara2646
    @barbara2646 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    The grandmother’s faith is astounding and admirable.

  • @Anne57_65
    @Anne57_65 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

    When they showed the car that was crushed with the mom and 2 little boys in it 😭 Just heartbreaking! 🙏🏼

    • @lmnosir
      @lmnosir หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      This really affected me too, imagining the horror they must have felt as parents when they realised what was about to happen when they were just trying to escape and save them all

    • @electra310
      @electra310 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That was awful, all four of them were lost, the mom, mom's fiance, and the two little ones. He was the manager of a store in my town, I feel so sad every time I drive past it now.

    • @nathanielwilbanks3734
      @nathanielwilbanks3734 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There was a home they found 11 family members in. Its worse then anything I've seen in my entire life excluding 9/11

    • @lmnosir
      @lmnosir หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@electra310 I’m so sorry to hear of your closer experience. But I am so glad you survived.

  • @sunflowerlove8243
    @sunflowerlove8243 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +122

    I’m a Floridian this has made a mark in my life I will never forgot. ❤

    • @altha-rf1et
      @altha-rf1et 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We moved from Tampa in Feb, to Calhoun County Florida it just did us by the next county over

    • @esthersdaughterlong8149
      @esthersdaughterlong8149 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I'm here too. Still devastation everywhere.

    • @Vector_Ze
      @Vector_Ze 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@esthersdaughterlong8149 Sympathy from this Michael survivor. The impact lingers long after the nation has forgotten you. Years longer for some. And the loss of trees will take generations.

  • @maryanderson7773
    @maryanderson7773 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +179

    The song was my mother's favorite. God bless that sweet lady and thank her for bringing a smile to my face.

    • @bubbercakes528
      @bubbercakes528 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How can someone go through so much misery and destruction and still love a god who supposedly could have stopped it? I’ll never understand.😢

    • @doloresbriseno2567
      @doloresbriseno2567 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@bubbercakes528 God doesn't work that way. That's the biggest misconception.

    • @pamelathompson37
      @pamelathompson37 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@bubbercakes528 Honey God was right there by each of our sides. He never did this He allowed it to happen but He was there through it all with us. This only made us love God more. I personally feel I've grown closer to God through this. There is alot of loss but oh my there is way more gained. gained. I'm sorry you can't understand but you could if you could know Christ and then understand why things happen. No child of God should ever be angry over something like this. A child if God feels blessed and thankful for what we have all gone through. I pray one day that you to can know Jesus as your Savior and know the true love He has and He's not bad like you think.

    • @traceylussier144
      @traceylussier144 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Mine as well. Sang it as a child with all my heart.

  • @jennagle5554
    @jennagle5554 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    As a teacher I was able to live in Asheville this past summer and was surprised to see TONS of people living outside. Not just homeless, its a hiking area for people doing the Appalachian Trail and groups of college kids. The number of dead is most likely a lot higher, it was a special place.

    • @staralioflundnv
      @staralioflundnv หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      There's been recovery folks telling about what was homeless encampments where hundreds were lost, some only body parts found in trees, hillsides, flood embankments. They remarked many are still buried under the sentiments and silt and will take years to recover them all. Overwhelming.

    • @Xena4battle77
      @Xena4battle77 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I’m sure it’s in the hundreds if not thousands dead bodies ‼️‼️

    • @ozziewolters7818
      @ozziewolters7818 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@staralioflundnvwow 😢

    • @VioletUpton
      @VioletUpton หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😢

    • @josieanonymous961
      @josieanonymous961 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes and the MSM lying about the number of death as usual there are thousands, they ran out of body bags and still haven't found all the bodies!

  • @MrsHecklefish
    @MrsHecklefish หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I'm a Western N.C. resident. About 35min from Asheville on the NC/TN border, Mitchell County N.C. Houses, landmarks, and entire mountain sides are just gone. The devastation is just indescribable. I have a 6 month old son and it makes me so sad to know that the world I grew up in isn't one that he will ever know. It is gone. Was turned down for the $750 FEMA check. Apparently, I'm not eligible. Even though we lost much of our belongings and had to move homes. WE- as in the community, are helping one another. It's certainly NOT coming from the government. 😢

    • @louniece1650
      @louniece1650 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @MrsHecklefish, Damn. That seriously breaks my heart. I did get the sense that the government dropped the ball in a tremendous way. I don't understand why. Prayers to you and yours.❤

  • @carmenbecktel849
    @carmenbecktel849 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    What assert lady singing praises to God. It brings tears to my eyes! These people are so strong and courageous to survive this catastrophe! God bless and help all those people.

  • @janeworkman7321
    @janeworkman7321 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    The 96 year old is so brave and accepting of life and what it offers. She touched me deeply. I hope I can face adversity in my lifetime with her courage and grace.

  • @crivensro
    @crivensro 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    Having worked for 30 years as a humanitarian and first responder all over the world, I can confidently say that volunteers, local communities AND state organs WORKING TOGETHER are the most efficient way to respond to a catastrophy! This is because they have different sets of skills, equipment, knowledge and means, and they complement each other if collaborating.

    • @julierogers1155
      @julierogers1155 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      AND, the Federal Government (FEMA) is needed here too.

    • @stephenbroughman3231
      @stephenbroughman3231 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      100 million dollars already invested in the area. That is why an organization like FEMA is needed!

    • @pattibond2342
      @pattibond2342 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@stephenbroughman3231- B.S., that money Left the Country.

    • @kojosmith1210
      @kojosmith1210 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can confidently say that as a US Marine Infantryman & as a Lineman that worked & volunteered in the first weeks of Hurricane Helene in NC. Thank God for the Rednecks that live back in those mountains. Guys I've known my whole life who were basically black sheep rose to the occasion & saved so many people for praise that will never come.

    • @susancedio3801
      @susancedio3801 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@julierogers1155they are there! Stop believing that fat liar that hates everyone!

  • @kathrynlgarza
    @kathrynlgarza หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    My brothers wife lost family members in big plumtree this breaks my heart 😢 plz lord with your strength ❤🙌🙏🙏🙏🙏❤

  • @kingdoc3262
    @kingdoc3262 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Thank you 96 yo mom, for singing hope in your lovely Appalachian tone. Helping each other is indeed a community. My sister moved there and father. She helps many elders. In Asheville, fortunately lives on mountain and is ok 🎉

  • @WardHarrington-et1gf
    @WardHarrington-et1gf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    While I haven't practiced my Christian (Catholic) faith, in more than 40 years, I am _moved_ as I listen to Mama sing her praises after such devastation. I sincerely hope that before the end of my days, I will know that comfort...

  • @tjmiller5060
    @tjmiller5060 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +179

    We are in the rural Blue Ridge mountains of western Virginia. I remember hurricane Camille in 1969. We had two feet of rainwater (in 24 hrs) washing over flat farmlands around our house. Nelson County, Virginia was decimated (like WNC,) many families were swept away by mudslides and flash flooding. Many of which have never been found. I think the death toll (deceased recovered) was just over 200. I was 8 years old, my younger brother was 6, the youngest in our family of 11 kids. We were traumatized by what we saw, even on the news. We have feared heavy rains since our childhood. My heart aches for all of the good people who have been affected by Helene. So very sad.

    • @crowznest438
      @crowznest438 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Nelson County got something like 24" of rain in 24 hours. News said slopes over 35 degrees slid into the valleys. People said if you were outside in it that you had to cover your face to breathe, the rain was so heavy. It's so shocking to comprehend.

    • @DagNeb_It
      @DagNeb_It 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Nobody remembers Camille anymore. That hurricane was death itself walking across the states.

    • @amateur_ckaiyion5999
      @amateur_ckaiyion5999 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Very glad you're safe . It was devastating, I've done my fair share of crying and still tear up knowing the areas I love are gone. lucky to be alive and lucky to be where I was when it hit.

    • @michelekutner4229
      @michelekutner4229 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Heartbreaking

    • @rugrat1235
      @rugrat1235 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@amateur_ckaiyion5999 don't know if I'll ever stop cryin'. It's all so overwhelming.

  • @itaomahony502
    @itaomahony502 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    I’m watching your courage amid the most awful circumstances imaginable and I’m shedding tears for your losses but also proud of the love and loyalty you show each other when it matters. My heart is with your community. 🇮🇪

  • @ShelleyBumgarner
    @ShelleyBumgarner 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Bless this beautiful mountain woman!!!!!
    She onows where her eternal home is!!!!
    I am so thankful my name is on that roll also!!!

  • @silentraindropsfell
    @silentraindropsfell 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Thank you for shining a light on this information -- the devastation in WNC is unprecedented, and the story needs to be told. So much support is needed and will be needed for years to come.

    • @danacope1034
      @danacope1034 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      We all have a story to tell here in Asheville(each and every one of us) whether we were hit hard, or not 🩸🙏🩸

  • @MrScubajsb
    @MrScubajsb หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Granny wrapped in blankets singing is the cutest thing I ever seen

  • @conciousking35
    @conciousking35 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    Way more casualties than they will ever tell you. Use your brains people how can entire towns get washed away and only a few hundred fatalities? It's impossible, the numbers are in the thousands. This is way worse than Katrina. - Asheville native.

    • @reindeer7752
      @reindeer7752 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You use your brain. Rounded off population of Asheville - 95,000. Population of New Orleans at time of Katrina - 485,000

    • @LHallinan71
      @LHallinan71 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@reindeer7752That 95,000 is Asheville proper. The surrounding areas hit brutally are equal to Katrina easily (400k+). And they were not warned.

    • @lauraandrews9556
      @lauraandrews9556 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They were warned, I live in another part of the country and all weather reports were saying there is going to be catastrophic flooding in the area. It’s because the hurricane was going to interact with a stalled out low pressure system. This was days in advance. To just say people were not warned is not true. I’m surprised that North Carolina emergency management did not reach out to rural communities that may not watch weather forecasts.

    • @will15888
      @will15888 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CraigMullenmeisterAsheville as well as Boone are solid blue counties that vote for democrats but okay

    • @kathryncainmadsen5850
      @kathryncainmadsen5850 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Please stop spreading this as if people are somehow hiding information and only YOU know the truth. You do NOT know. You are guessing. Yes, it’s probably higher, but there were many evacuation notices and shelters set up in advance. I’m here too.

  • @t.h.8475
    @t.h.8475 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    I watched this last night. That little 96 year old Momma made me cry.

  • @bripearce45
    @bripearce45 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    It's true. Those mountains are beautiful, and they are magical. When swimming in the water up there, you get out feeling so clean... it breaks my heart...

  • @timothymurphy6910
    @timothymurphy6910 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    my sister lives in black moutain up in the hills. her house barely survived a mudslide. $75,000 to repair ( 2 new retaining walls and several loads of gravel )...her road washed out completely. she's a lucky one; she is on a well so she has water and her electric is back on...road still unpassable, still no internet...these folks are really hurting

  • @Artwonder498
    @Artwonder498 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Not only has this area been devastated by the flooding; but thousands of people go to these areas every year in the fall for the beautifully scenery. Loosing this income will be detrimental to the area 😢

    • @paulherring8959
      @paulherring8959 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The tourism industry in Western NC and Eastern TN is a major component of the areas economy, and year round not just in the fall. These folks are going to have a lot of hard times to come.

    • @lynnquin8565
      @lynnquin8565 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@paulherring8959 It won't be that long until ski season. I haven't really seen any coverage of Beech, Sugar, and Appalachian ski resorts. They surely sustained a lot of damage. Tourism is such a big part of western NC , as you said, not just the turning of the leaves and winter sports. The Blue Ridge Parkway has been an old friend of mine since as long as I can remember, Grandfather Mountain mile-high bridge opened up, I believe, the year I was born. Tweetsie Railroad just outside of Boone, camping, hiking, picnicking in summer along the Parkway. I lived in the area for 33 years and know most of Western NC like the back of my hand. My younger daughter is a graduate of Western North Carolina University. I believe Cullowhee and Sylva were hit hard, and Swannanoa. My granddaughter finished nursing school at Lees-McRae in Banner Elk. These mountains are part of me. Most of the coverage has focused on Asheville and Chimney Rock, but other areas were hit hard, as well.

  • @khopps9596
    @khopps9596 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    The emotional impact on the area cannot be measured.

    • @kathleenpenny9388
      @kathleenpenny9388 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We send our care and prayers for you and look forward to the recovery of your communities

  • @mauveletteburchell606
    @mauveletteburchell606 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Tears 😢 falling down my eyes to hear this elderly lady giving God thanks by singing 🙏 "When the Roll is Calling up Yonder I'll be There"😢. She's alive and that's what is most important to her.

  • @crystaltherapy
    @crystaltherapy หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Thousands of people missing/gone information from this video has been grossly understated.

    • @sandiyhyatt4215
      @sandiyhyatt4215 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Totally Agree...But you know how MSM is...🙃🌻

    • @person35790
      @person35790 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Reporting only the confirmed dead is not grossly understating anything. It is reporting what the known number is on that particular day. That number is not a final nor unchangeable number.

    • @crystaltherapy
      @crystaltherapy หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @ also, the bigger problem is lack of help and environmental issue. I live in Asheville area and have confirmed this to be true with my own eyes

    • @crystaltherapy
      @crystaltherapy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sending love, hope and a sense of peace to all of the people that lost loved ones in NC, GA, FL, TN, VA, and Sc. May time help to heal their wounds.

  • @DevilsRacer07
    @DevilsRacer07 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +107

    I don’t get how they can vastly underestimate the numbers of deaths and missing, when it’s clearly in the thousands for both

    • @SeedSowerMichele
      @SeedSowerMichele 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      This.

    • @CeruleanSky1111
      @CeruleanSky1111 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      EXACTLY

    • @stephenbroughman3231
      @stephenbroughman3231 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Misinformation

    • @guyintenn
      @guyintenn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Just curious as to your source for the statement that thousands are dead and thousands are missing.

    • @bambesfresser
      @bambesfresser 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      If it is "clearly" then you should have the detailed information ready. What are your sources? Please lay them out. When you say "thousands" do you mean two, three, four thousands? Or perhaps more?

  • @cndlybrand2027
    @cndlybrand2027 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

    Thank you for highlighting the catastrophic event and how humanity can pull together.

  • @scottmoyer1357
    @scottmoyer1357 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I just spoke with a friend back in North Carolina who told me some of the horror stories that happened to so many in Western Carolina. The positive thing was a recent benefit concert with James Taylor and many Country artists who helped raise 25 million in funds for reparations for all. 82,000 attended the concert.

  • @SA-hf3fu
    @SA-hf3fu หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Giving new respect to the horses and mules who can get to places that 4-wheelers can't. ❤❤❤

  • @theresafaust5690
    @theresafaust5690 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Thank you for bring out this out. It’s easy for people to say oh yeah, it was really bad but to actually see what happened is just devastating.

  • @Deadly_Nymphology
    @Deadly_Nymphology หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’ll never forget the screaming sound the wind made and the sound of trees snapping all around us in the dark. A tree fell 2 feet from where I was sitting in the bed. We had to cut our way out of the road and walk miles to rescue my other family members. The roads were crumbling and everything is caked in feet of mud. I saw a man hanging from a power line and houses floating in the water. I was pregnant before the storm but the stress of everything made me miscarry. The destruction up here is biblical.

  • @MomProffitt
    @MomProffitt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +103

    That 50 people being missing,. There are thousands of people missing. Every town has people missing. Roland morgz, Mitchell county has four rolling morgues. For Yankee Mitchell and Avery county. Monday we found a 7 year old, little boy in the toe River the next morning we found two before 10:00, there's people dead everywhere.

    • @Solitarydancer2346
      @Solitarydancer2346 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      😢 Just terribly tragic and sad.

    • @embassysweets8607
      @embassysweets8607 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      🙏🏼

    • @missyk1477
      @missyk1477 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      I've noticed that there seems to be no real numbers coming out about the amount of missing or deceased. That makes me raise an eyebrow.

    • @sparkythancztwise
      @sparkythancztwise 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      @@missyk1477 the scope of devastation and the vast needs being met as fast as can be organized includes trying to gain accurate information about who is not accounted for yet, who has been found and who is living and not of those found, but it takes time. I'm not sure tallying numbers to report to the general public takes precedence over meeting the urgent needs of survivors and the exhausting and perilous efforts entailed in continuing to search for who might be found. Save the eyebrow raising and cast your eyes down in humility and prayer for all those helping and all those suffering and cease promoting paranoid speculations which the above video already made clear is hurting the needy and even spurring some of them to seek to harm those who are there to help them.

    • @conciousking35
      @conciousking35 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      @@sparkythancztwise Like other major catastrophes, it will be too late when the truth and the real numbers come out. Now is the time to speak out!

  • @waymon235
    @waymon235 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I've been to ground zero. I was in Asheville, Swannanoa, Black Mtn. You can not imagine the devastation. People living in tents, still no water. There are people helping. But its going to be years. I'm still crying

    • @jillbunny90
      @jillbunny90 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'll be there in December. My family had planned a vacation and a reunion in October our family vacation in (Florida), and our Christmas reunion in December (Boone County). Both places we booked were hit by Hurricanes. My family lives in Georgia, and I live in Alabama with my husband and son, which is why we plan these. We did not cancel either trips, although Hurricane Helene was hitting Florida the day we were supposed to be driving in, so we were able to push it back till November. My son and I have been gathering clothes, non perishables, and have changed our relaxing trip to helping the residents as much as we can, especially as we are going to be in North Carolina right at Christmas. My grandparents had a home in the Appalachian mountains since I was a child. They are gone now, but my love for the people and area have not. 😢😢❤❤

    • @jillbunny90
      @jillbunny90 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'll be there in December. My family had planned a vacation and a reunion in October our family vacation in (Florida), and our Christmas reunion in December (Boone County). Both places we booked were hit by Hurricanes. My family lives in Georgia, and I live in Alabama with my husband and son, which is why we plan these. We did not cancel either trips, although Hurricane Helene was hitting Florida the day we were supposed to be driving in, so we were able to push it back till November. My son and I have been gathering clothes, non perishables, and have changed our relaxing trip to helping the residents as much as we can, especially as we are going to be in North Carolina right at Christmas. My grandparents had a home in the Appalachian mountains since I was a child. They are gone now, but my love for the people and area have not. 😢😢❤❤

    • @jillbunny90
      @jillbunny90 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'll be there in December. My family had planned a vacation and a reunion in October our family vacation in (Florida), and our Christmas reunion in December (Boone County). Both places we booked were hit by Hurricanes. My family lives in Georgia, and I live in Alabama with my husband and son, which is why we plan these. We did not cancel either trips, although Hurricane Helene was hitting Florida the day we were supposed to be driving in, so we were able to push it back till November. My son and I have been gathering clothes, non perishables, and have changed our relaxing trip to helping the residents as much as we can, especially as we are going to be in North Carolina right at Christmas. My grandparents had a home in the Appalachian mountains since I was a child. They are gone now, but my love for the people and area have not. 😢😢❤❤

    • @jillbunny90
      @jillbunny90 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'll be there in December. My family had planned a vacation and a reunion in October our family vacation in (Florida), and our Christmas reunion in December (Boone County). Both places we booked were hit by Hurricanes. My family lives in Georgia, and I live in Alabama with my husband and son, which is why we plan these. We did not cancel either trips, although Hurricane Helene was hitting Florida the day we were supposed to be driving in, so we were able to push it back till November. My son and I have been gathering clothes, non perishables, and have changed our relaxing trip to helping the residents as much as we can, especially as we are going to be in North Carolina right at Christmas. My grandparents had a home in the Appalachian mountains since I was a child. They are gone now, but my love for the people and area have not. 😢😢❤❤

  • @ColeenMiller-n3h
    @ColeenMiller-n3h 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    yes, it's terrible. I was there. But this article makes no mention of the terrible devastation in East Tenn. Entire towns wiped off the map. Erwin, Newport, etc. WNC is getting all the coverage.

    • @pairofdragonflywings
      @pairofdragonflywings 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      That's what I've been wondering about. East Tennessee and west NC are the same mountain range, but I haven't heard anything about Tennessee. What are some cities in that area to be keeping and eye out for news on? How can we provide aid to those in the TN mountains?

    • @paulherring8959
      @paulherring8959 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I'd imagine that's because the damaged area is somewhat smaller in TN than in NC. But there's no doubt that the Nolichucky went completely berserk at around 150K cfs. Just for reference I've kayaked the Nolichucky Gorge at 2.5K cfs and that was quite a challenge. 50 times that flow is flat out insane.

    • @Inmytime2
      @Inmytime2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Was just in downtown Newport a couple days ago. There’s still sand, debris, and ruined houses to be seen. However everything else looks pretty much back to normal.

    • @the32712
      @the32712 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      We live just over the border in NC. We travel into TN very often, the mountain city area. There are parts of ETN we drove through where we were still driving over downed powerlines 3 weeks later. It's bad.

    • @lynnquin8565
      @lynnquin8565 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      My brother lives in Elizabethton. He said Hampton was hit hard.

  • @FoxFire_studios
    @FoxFire_studios 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    My friend who is a police officer went over to check the damage (almost got arrested for it) he saw a man burried in the mud, it came up about to his head. They tried to help him but he said not to. Apparently he said to leave him there, that there was nothing to live for. They asked him why and he said his entire family is gone. They asked him how he new and he responded "they stopped scratching my legs 3 days ago." It made me feel horrible, i cant stop thinking about it.

    • @JoleneBear-y7i
      @JoleneBear-y7i 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      That is horrific.

    • @the32712
      @the32712 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      We live in the area. Heard the same story. In our version fellow was found ontop of a debris pile, buried up to his neck. Said his kids and wife beneath him quit touching his legs days ago.

    • @electra310
      @electra310 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That is not a real story, that's an old old internet legend. The fact that you're putting it on a news story about how disinformation makes recovery efforts worse makes it particularly nasty.

    • @crystaljoyce306
      @crystaljoyce306 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I heard that story too tore me up it's had the same effect on me can't imagine what it would have been like it's not right for anyone to go through that I've had to pray about feeling of questioning the Lord of why they wouldn't saved just like the little boy who called out to Jesus to save him as he was washed away beyond heart breaking 💔 😢

    • @kerryanne
      @kerryanne หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@electra310yes - saw this comment pasted on other Hurricane aftermath stories. The internet is a train wreck.

  • @beverlygoddard4307
    @beverlygoddard4307 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I had never heard of Asheville... a friend lives there and I was so worried about him as I was watching everything about the storms finally he contacted me. His home and his property gone but so happy he is alive. These People are wonderful and hoping a speedy recovery of all of the storms devastation still have moments stuck in my mind .

  • @chanchan5349
    @chanchan5349 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +114

    The areas have been hit so much harder than people realize. This was worse than the 1916 flood. I really only realized it was going to be bad bad on Wednesday right before it hit on Thursday night because I watched the news on Wednesday (which I never do) & watched Ryan Hall Y’all weather all night on TH-cam (which I always do!)

    • @TRIChuckles
      @TRIChuckles 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      All the old people used to always talk about the 1916 flood.
      It's an amazing and horrible thing to realize this is so much worse.
      Most will need so much for so long.
      God bless all of us.

    • @Luannnelson547
      @Luannnelson547 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      For those interested in the 1916 flood, there is a pdf available online of coverage from that time via Wikipedia Commons. “The North Carolina Flood - July 14, 15, 16, 1916”. I never dreamed we would experience a larger storm than that one. One of the teachers from my children’s high school lost 11 family members in the landslide that hit Garren Creek Road.

    • @wendywilson-fall3230
      @wendywilson-fall3230 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Love Ryan Hall Y'all!

    • @TRIChuckles
      @TRIChuckles 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Luannnelson547 man, I saw that . What a horrible thing. Just so amazingly horrible.
      How can the survivors get through it. So hard

    • @jaycahow4667
      @jaycahow4667 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Luannnelson547 I wonder if Helene was that much more than 1916 but just caused much more damage because more infrastructure and people were in place now.

  • @ElsaDeJesus-y6o
    @ElsaDeJesus-y6o 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Sending Prayers, loving hugs for NC..❤❤❤

    • @williamwilson6499
      @williamwilson6499 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How about sending some real help like a donation to a charity working in the area?

    • @kellyberry4173
      @kellyberry4173 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@williamwilson6499WE ARE.

    • @kellyberry4173
      @kellyberry4173 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@williamwilson6499WAKE UP

    • @bezagebremedhine5102
      @bezagebremedhine5102 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ♥️

  • @Crystalreborndolls-241
    @Crystalreborndolls-241 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Damn this is so sad My heart is hurting right now for everyone who lost their home this is so devastating rest in peace to the people who lost their lives during this awful hurricane and when that lady started singing I couldn't control myself❤

  • @dorothyculbertson5640
    @dorothyculbertson5640 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I'm from Asheville, and I have beautiful memories and family there, what happened here breaks my heart and makes me want to go home and help. No matter where I lay my head, my home will always be there in those beautiful mountains ❤

  • @SusanZimmermann
    @SusanZimmermann หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    😢 What a remarkable family and mom singing just is amazing ❤

  • @4Marktk
    @4Marktk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    CBS propaganda about how great FEMA did is just that. I live in Black Mountain which was heavily damaged as were Swannanoa and Bee Tree.
    There were no FEMA or US army helicopters here even after 3 days. The bodies and body parts in Bee Tree were eaten for 3 days by bears, until private helicopters airlifted the bodies oui. I talked to one couple who had to look at their neighbor's body wrapped around a tree for 3 days and until the body was airlifted out by a PRIVATE helicopter. FEMA had a week's warning. CBS talking their DNC propaganda is disgusting.

    • @buckeyedav1
      @buckeyedav1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I wondered about the wild life up there and how that affected people who were unprotected alive or not you are at the mercy of nature without homes to protect you. Anna In Ohio

  • @robinmcintosh2825
    @robinmcintosh2825 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    We are WNC Strong. When the 96 year old momma sang I got teary eye. My heart goes out to my fellow WNC. I live in Henderson County. God Bless you all.

    • @Lori1Cor15
      @Lori1Cor15 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      May God bless you and yours, Robin.💞🙏🌹

    • @robinmcintosh2825
      @robinmcintosh2825 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Lori1Cor15thank you.

  • @Mary-io1mb
    @Mary-io1mb หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Love the strong family values; the unity, the tenacity and most importantly their HOPE in Christ. Prayers for the communities devastated by the hurricane.

  • @jazzyflorida3757
    @jazzyflorida3757 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    God bless these people, we live in Tampa and Helene and Milton destroyed our coastal communities. It is very sad, the devastation and complete destruction. Water is terrifying, the surge from the ocean was 9-12 feet and destroyed everything in its path. God Bless 🙏🏼 ❤️‍🩹 so sad. 😞 in Florida we know we are in danger of hurricanes. But I’ve never seen anything like this inland in Western NC so far inland.

  • @lechatbotte.
    @lechatbotte. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    If a 96 year old can praise God, the ignorant comments are not helpful. We’re Appalachian strong we trust in God.

  • @sounddoctor5decades
    @sounddoctor5decades 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    From on the ground in the zone in Western NC, Virtually all the work being done is by the local folks. How can you expect FEMA to cover 500 Sq miles of destruction, they cant. They have most of their resources in Asheville, Unfortunately the majority of the destruction is in the hollers and small towns and cities in the mountains, many still with no or very limited access and limited services. Every person I know with any kind of a machine, excavator, skidstear, backhoe, dozer or dump truck along with the army (seen them up here) are up trying to rebuild roads and put in temporary bridges to gain access to an apocalyptic landscape. Many small towns were scrubbed clean with only rock, sand and dirt remaining, roads and bridges gone. This is the first National News story I've seen after 3 weeks that talks about the back country, everything has been talking about Asheville. I love how they weave the "conspiracy" theory story into the narrative, they try to turn this into a political story because a few folks likely NOT from here start a goofy story. THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL STORY, it's a story of heartbreak, strong faith and strong willed folks. I can tell you, WE WILL HELP OUR NEIGHBORS, WE WILL REBUILD, WE WILL SURVIVE and WE WILL DO IT OURSELVES if necessary. The VAST majority of the help is coming from local folks and ministries, WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN.

    • @crystal-f6k
      @crystal-f6k 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      FACTS!!

    • @kimjones2056
      @kimjones2056 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What would help is the government not to lie about it. Biden making statements like everyone has everything they need. I don’t believe that for one second.

    • @kathleenpenny9388
      @kathleenpenny9388 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just ask President Biden about the storm and he said "What Storm?" " Then he lied and said everyone was more than happy with all the help he gave them. Meanwhile, it's still a total disaster with many missing and dead

    • @scncrealty
      @scncrealty 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      FACTS! THANK YOU!! I live here, have fought through it! Am helping everyone i can! I can't believe how shameless people can be debating death toll, politics, & seeding. Ridiculous! We are just trying to survive!

    • @michelleramsey4302
      @michelleramsey4302 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you..

  • @princessbuttercup8954
    @princessbuttercup8954 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My cousin was "missing" in Asheville for 9 days before we found out she was alive. I can't imagine still wondering where she is. Im so sorry for all who has lost loved ones. I hope they get closure soon.

  • @thenameofyah
    @thenameofyah หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    After the Harris interview, I don’t know why anyone would trust 60 min LOL!

  • @forestrot666
    @forestrot666 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Having stayed in the Blue Ridges or at the edge of them my entire life, there are so many lives in places that are forever changed. We are not horrifically far from Blowing Rock now and we were spared the heavy and horrible devastation. We even pumped out 9300 gallons from our crawl space, that almost seeped into our floors. Seeing places that I knew like the back of my hand, becoming hardly recognizable is too much know I can only do so much. We always saw flooding off the Tuckaseegee River and of course the Pigeon and Lil T. This is 10x beyond that level of flooding and my heart is beyond sore and broken. It feels surreal still and this region needs HELP 😢. Don't stave them into a corner.

  • @SusanDalton-s9r
    @SusanDalton-s9r 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

    Body count 240? Are you kidding me? Ask the locals.

    • @themermaidtree1144
      @themermaidtree1144 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Absolutely right. Why does the media keep saying this low body count? It’s estimated locally in western North Carolina it is estimated at least 5,000 people and still looking. I imagine Florida will be similar.
      Why will they not give the dead respect and be counted? Shameful.

    • @Jessiejam-44
      @Jessiejam-44 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awe it seems Like You are disappointed??? Its a Little Difficult Counting Bodies after the storm.
      And People Like You are the ONES threatening FEMA people.

    • @Jessiejam-44
      @Jessiejam-44 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@themermaidtree1144LOL! You will get Your Body Count. Its a little difficult counting Bodies when People LIKE You threaten FEMA and Rescue workers..

    • @tkreitler
      @tkreitler 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They said "at least".

    • @BabsKaz
      @BabsKaz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      We'll never know.

  • @maggieirussell
    @maggieirussell 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Our EMT leaders started work thursday and didn't go home for 4 days

  • @JosephBowmanAVL
    @JosephBowmanAVL 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    I live in Weaverville, between Asheville, Marshall, and Barnardville. FEMA and 1st responders from hundreds of agencies have poured into the area and we are grateful for the help. 101st Airborne, police, churches, individual citizens, the help has been overwhelming. Which is what we need. An overwhelming amount of help because this disaster has destroyed hundreds of homes and businessess and lives and winter is almost here. We are open for business for leaf season, and we need the tourists to help rebuild.

    • @carlag9888
      @carlag9888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      So they have repaired all the roads?

    • @mikemccausley4503
      @mikemccausley4503 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, fema poured in on day 6 after the storm. The 1st responders poured in in real time as it was happening. The ppl who work for fema are good people. The people in Washington running fema are obviously clueless. It wasn’t a top secret storm. If fema was a legitimate organization they’d of been on the ground Saturday morning after the storm blew over. Blah.

    • @IMSiegfried
      @IMSiegfried หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@carlag9888Do all of the roads need to be repaired to visit? The Asheville airport has been open for some time. You can still get around if you want. The east side has the most. Damage but downtown, and north are pretty much untouched. Don't know about the west side but
      My friend travels from east Asheville to Colombia (south) on a regular basis.

    • @JosephBowmanAVL
      @JosephBowmanAVL หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@carlag9888 most of the main roads, yes. And most businesses are open and eager to server the public.

  • @vha3742171
    @vha3742171 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    I want to Thank 60 minutes for doing story about Green Mountain. I have family there. My Grandfather was born there. I drove to the store not long ago. People in this area are strong Christian people. Praying 🙏 for them everyday. Yancey County is strong. Love them.

    • @calvinthestormfreak
      @calvinthestormfreak 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well they lied about people going after FEMA.

  • @arleneisenberg4996
    @arleneisenberg4996 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Let's Not Forget Helene Victims As We Approach The Holidays Continue To Donate ♥

  • @kimberlykates007
    @kimberlykates007 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    My home ❤😢 we are from strong, good people. Please pray for my relatives and friends. 🥺🙏🏼

    • @buckeyedav1
      @buckeyedav1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They are in my prayers every night. Anna In Ohio

  • @MangusCarpenter
    @MangusCarpenter 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The best people are the southern people. Kind and helpful to their neighbors.

    • @karlmiller4061
      @karlmiller4061 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MangusCarpenter lete keep it real. Florida is as far south as it gets. Any type of catastrophic problems people are out steeling your stuff. Brain dead schemes and narcissist behavior. In every neighborhood and let's not forget all the sex offenders. People are the Sam everywhere. Bigger towns suck. Country folk all over the country are the best

    • @Lori1Cor15
      @Lori1Cor15 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Amen!

    • @karlmiller4061
      @karlmiller4061 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MangusCarpenter Florida is in the south. You are dead wrong.

    • @MangusCarpenter
      @MangusCarpenter 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @karlmiller4061 maybe they haven't been kind to you because you haven't been kind to them. I live in Georgia and have family in Florida and floridians have been very nice and neighborly. You get what you give.

  • @darrolmcgraw7969
    @darrolmcgraw7969 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    President Lindon Johnson 1952 "he who controls the weather controls the world" !!my prayers for the beautiful people of Appalachian mountains.

  • @Eric-e2b3f
    @Eric-e2b3f หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Its changed the landscape. Is crazy to see hills and rivers change. Thank you to everyone helping. We appreciate everything

  • @Morgan-oq7uj
    @Morgan-oq7uj 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Asheville native here, it is so strange to see your home on the news like this. I still can't believe it.

  • @benbauer1509
    @benbauer1509 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I just got home I got there the 14th the deviation is beyond words. It’s absolutely astonishing the scale of it. There’s so much bad information out there about what’s going on. The only thing I know is there’s at least 10 times as many deaths than what’s being reported

  • @BirdDogg
    @BirdDogg 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    For clarity, the Toe river merges with the Cane river and then forms the Nolichucky and flows into Tennessee. The rivers that fed the Asheville flood were different ones.

  • @Michele-z4k
    @Michele-z4k 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Their hope after such devastation is inspiring.

  • @abby2stars
    @abby2stars 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Deepest gratitude to ALL who are providing help in some way from the very smallest kindness to the treacherous heavy duty rescues . 🙏🏻❤️☮️😢
    Blessings and wishes for safety and good health while you go thru this crisis. 🙏🏻❤️

  • @NoCoffeeForYou
    @NoCoffeeForYou หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How many souls lost? I’ve heard at least 1000’s in total from Helene
    Absolutely devastating…. Send love from Australia

  • @Highvibes777
    @Highvibes777 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Not nearly the numbers truly missing!!!

  • @twhelostl61
    @twhelostl61 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    It is heartbreaking to see this. God Bless and Keep them.

  • @nancysnead5132
    @nancysnead5132 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    YOU GO MS. WHITSON, SING ON SWEETIES, SING PRAISES TO GOD FOR ALL THE MIRACLES WE HAVE. ❤❤❤❤ MUCH LOVE TO ALL!!

  • @Peg-rm4jx
    @Peg-rm4jx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The people who live there and made TH-cam videos about it should be trusted.

  • @Serendipity_Strawberry_Farm
    @Serendipity_Strawberry_Farm หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The lady said it perfectly “hope” and that’s what you have after a disaster. We understand how these folks are feeling after the devastating black summer bushfires that hit us in 2019/20 and then only a month after we were hit by floods. The honesty of what it is like to go through a disaster is something that stays with you and never leaves. We were from a tourist area and we are still repairing and recovering 5 years later. I send my love to them all ❤🧡💛💚💙💜 Cheers Theresa - Australia

  • @kathryneeliza5454
    @kathryneeliza5454 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I am commenting this because it is very important to the surving father of that family of 4 shown at the end that they were not in the white SUV shown pummeled at the end. They were witnessed leaving the vehicle as it began to float, and then where pulled under the tow of the water. It matters very much to him, and to the remaining family and many friends including me to know that they likely died quickly, albeit panicked than being crushed within a vehicle. I don't know if the reporters knew all of the information involving what happened to knox, aly, and the boys, but regardless it is an unspeakable tragedy leaving so much grief.

    • @DailyLiving4212
      @DailyLiving4212 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for clearing that!

  • @babagadoush1
    @babagadoush1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Good coverage here especially allowing these folks to tell their story

  • @seekgodfirst03
    @seekgodfirst03 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Hebrews 13:14 TLB 14 For this world is not our home; we are looking forward to our everlasting home in heaven.

  • @HopeGastelum
    @HopeGastelum 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    Thank you for sharing this the towns that are no way out other side, RELIEF sounds like alot of history…
    Blessings Prayers for NC
    Stay STRONG

  • @WickedlyMe328
    @WickedlyMe328 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I live in the Sandhills of NC and it’s usually the area that you see this news of the devastation. My first ever hurricane was Hugo, in Charlotte. This far inland is unheard of and it’s devastating! Heartbreaking! To hear parts of the highway will be a year before they reopen, tells you the power.

  • @tiffsjourney877
    @tiffsjourney877 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Prayers for all those affected by the hurricanes.😢❤❤🇺🇲

  • @jamesheuer5139
    @jamesheuer5139 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The North Toe River is usually a family tubing river, maybe 2 ft. deep! The North Toe meets the Cane River and turns into the Nolichucky River! The Nolichucky went through Erwin, Tennessee with nearly twice the force of Niagara Falls! Niagara Falls flows at 780,000 gallons per second! The Nolichucky, 1.3 million gallons per second! Devastating!

    • @DailyLiving4212
      @DailyLiving4212 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Impressive! Where can I find that information from a reliable source? Or where did you find it?
      Thank you

  • @flw9633
    @flw9633 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thank you for covering this story. 💔🙏

  • @Sedgley9024
    @Sedgley9024 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Here is something you failed to talk about... there are 2 military bases within 1 to 3 hour distances of this area. They train for these types of mountain terrain issues. Within hours, they could have had 10,000 highly trained military search and rescue teams in the ground...ir dropped in by air. They dud nit do this. Instead, the residents had to wait for crews to come from all around and other states to help. As for FEMA, i can tell you from people in the ground, this did not happen the way you are resorting.
    I know. I live within a few hours from there. Our EMT and Fire crews went there immediately followung storm to help rescue people. So did many other communities around us. Our community has been sending truck loads if supplies right away because they did not have even the most necessary items you need to live.
    Local churches, non profits and volunteers took these things to the people in some of hardest hit areas. People are literally living in tents!! Now... FEMA is there but the Gov did fail to act with our military inly calling in 1200 national guard.... wuth minimal means of supplies or equipment. So while I am glad you are showing the devastation, the ckean up effort, there are still areas the teams are just getting to to still rescue people.

    • @DailyLiving4212
      @DailyLiving4212 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This is exactly what I was thinking about on other videos posted. On why was the Army and National Guard, not activated immediately during or the day after the hurricane. The ARMY could have been there in hours, rescuing people, clearing roads, or making new paths to get to the people trapped or still alive under debris.
      When was the national guard activated? How many days after the storm?

    • @tuppstyle2011
      @tuppstyle2011 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They came there on day 7....

    • @DailyLiving4212
      @DailyLiving4212 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@tuppstyle2011 7 DAYS?
      How many days would a person injured survive under debris with no food or water? I would think two to three days.

  • @concernedcitzenamer4901
    @concernedcitzenamer4901 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I live outside of Asheville, N.C. With no power and no way out my development I didn't know the horrific damage that had been done to Western N.C. There were cargo helicopters and aircraft coming in at a regular clip. FEMA IS here. Can they get to everyone in a short time? Of course not. It has been a month now and will be many more before a noticeable improvement is seen. The damage that has been done is enormous and I still can't comprehend even a small bit of it. Don't let someone who lies when his mouth opens get us down. I was lucky living in a new community without hugh trees and losing a few roof shingles and all the food in the freezers. My heart aches for those who fared worse. N.C. needs to stick together and so does this country.

  • @Ardi337
    @Ardi337 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Moved to NC in the mid 90s and never left. People like the ones in this video are why. They treated me like family, and taught me to do the same. Now, my son is passing on that tradition. He's going to college be a teacher. ❤ NC forever and always.

  • @ackerbat
    @ackerbat 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you for this story! They need all the help and good attention!