{"id":110120,"date":"2024-10-04T01:47:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T18:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110120"},"modified":"2024-10-04T01:47:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T18:47:33","slug":"a-week-after-helene-struck-the-southeast-power-outages-and-impassable-roads-stymie-recovery-as-death-toll-reaches-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110120","title":{"rendered":"A week after Helene struck the Southeast, power outages and impassable roads stymie recovery as death toll reaches 200"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1six4ad000w356mmvnzlai0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A week ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/weather\/live-news\/hurricane-helene-damage-north-carolina-10-02-24\/index.html\">Helene<\/a> was plowing into Florida, thrashing cities and towns on the Gulf Coast while millions of people ahead of the hurricane\u2019s path were dealing with rains that preceded even more rain. Forecasters warned of impacts that would be felt far inland.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1smh1w6000y3b6mx54pz12v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In the Southeast, roads were covered with cars, not feet of water. Bridges were still up. The lights were still on. The town of Chimney Rock \u2013 home to a popular North Carolina state park, breathtaking views and iconic rock formation \u2013 was still looking forward to visitors.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1six4ae000x356m2uf14cmh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A week later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/weather\/live-news\/hurricane-helene-damage-north-carolina-10-02-24#cm1sj7hsv0000356o4uy596tj\">200 people are now confirmed dead<\/a> across six states, making Helene the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States mainland since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/08\/23\/us\/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts\/index.html\">Hurricane Katrina in 2005<\/a>. Eight additional deaths were announced Thursday in Georgia, while authorities in western Florida reported one additional death.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1tesosa00063b6mx76n9di3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Those who survived are still in disbelief after the historic storm pummeled their homes and communities. Chimney Rock has been washed away, as have roads and bridges throughout the massive storm\u2019s path.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sji4jt0018356mgtpgom56@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Survivors are pitching in for each other, bringing food and water, helping dig out and cut up knocked down trees. All are hoping for small victories \u2013 like getting their cell phone service back or finding a gas station that is open \u2013 while facing a long recovery.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1tl28w800053b6mpdoocyut@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis is not something that\u2019s going to just last weeks,\u201d Zeb Smathers, the mayor of Canton, told CNN Thursday. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be having to advocate for these areas in western North Carolina for many, many years.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjlu2y001a356m4ghn3jih@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Nearly a million customers were still without power as of Thursday morning, according to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerOutage.us<\/a>. Most are in the Carolinas, where regional energy provider Duke Energy says \u201cmajor portions of the power grid \u2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/weather\/live-news\/hurricane-helene-damage-north-carolina-10-02-24#cm1rt4q2b00003b6mzgazvm6b\">were simply wiped away<\/a>.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sk2v9a00093b6m26h4tbh8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Helene\u2019s swift floodwaters took out so many power poles and electric lines, infrastructure needs to be rebuilt before power is restored, though the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it had helped restore power to more than 3.3 million homes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1ta368d0008356m0kpueug1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In some Georgia counties and one in North Carolina, utilities say more than 90% of their customers are still in the dark. In one small South Georgia county, 99% of the homes and businesses are without electricity.\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery-inline gallery--hidden\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/gallery-inline\/instances\/cm1siz6f40016356m6g5enqkv@published\" data-headline=\"In pictures: Hurricane Helene unleashes its fury\" data-analytics-enabled=\"true\" data-analytics-aggregate-events=\"true\" data-component-variation=\"gallery-inline\" data-edit-mode=\"\" data-items-layout=\"list\">\n<div class=\"gallery-inline__main\">\n<h5 class=\"gallery-inline__headline\">In pictures: Hurricane Helene unleashes its fury<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1six4ae000y356mhtgbprco@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hundreds of roads remain closed, hampering efforts to send aid to hard-hit communities. And for those who left before Helene, it\u2019s delayed their returns to check on family, friends and the state of their homes. Some areas are so inaccessible\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/weather\/live-news\/hurricane-helene-damage-north-carolina-10-01-24#cm1q8tmm800003b6npwyiachx\">supplies are being delivered by mules<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/weather\/live-news\/hurricane-helene-florida-north-carolina-georgia-09-30-24#cm1p0y9340000356m4mlvchxn\">by air<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1six4ae0010356mpnbmsx7c@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In Weaverville, North Carolina, things are improving for around 5,000 residents, but \u201cthey\u2019re still pretty rough,\u201d Mayor Patrick Fitzsimmons told CNN on Wednesday. The mayor was speaking from the grocery store: the only place in town that had working Wi-Fi, he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1six4ae0011356mxdttub47@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Relief efforts across the damaged areas are picking up as linemen restore power and the military and relief groups bring in people and supplies. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden deployed 1,000 troops from Fort Liberty in eastern North Carolina to the ravaged<strong> <\/strong>western part of the state. Biden visited North and South Carolina on Wednesday while Vice President Kamala Harris visited Augusta, Georgia, a city still under a curfew and a boil water advisory.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjoth8001e356m1pw2yyi7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Before Helene, Katie Button\u2019s popular Asheville, North Carolina, restaurants C\u00farate and La Bodega were thriving. Now, she says it could take up to a month before the restaurants even have access to running water.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjrmqx001o356m8un123pa@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As the community tries to comprehend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/02\/us\/video\/asheville-hurricane-helene-floodwater-building-digvid\">magnitude of Helene\u2019s destruction<\/a>, Button told CNN she\u2019s focusing on doing what she can to help those in dire need.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1t9ywkf0001356myj1v7yl1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Her restaurants have partnered with chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s\u2019 World Central Kitchen to deliver meals and water to those who have been cut off in the aftermath of the storm.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjrmqx001p356mvor0vts7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            She estimates they will have prepared 3,000 meals for residents in Asheville and the surrounding community by the end of Wednesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjrmqx001q356mnplqqjw6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe\u2019re able to do it because World Central Kitchen is trucking water in for us to be able to use,\u201d Button said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1t9zaq70003356mhv6x9gto@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n             \u201cWe will do at least 1,000 meals a day. And then they helicopter those meals to people who are completely cut off from road access. There\u2019s so many challenges.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjrhp0001m356mfarh2qyj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Robert Gaudet, the founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/us\/2017\/09\/02\/what-is-cajun-navy-louisiana-orig-corum.cnn\">the Cajun Navy<\/a>, a volunteer disaster rescue and response team, has witnessed the devastation of dozens of natural disasters firsthand.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjuuqj001v356m9jp8yncf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But he told CNN the destruction from Hurricane Helene has him lost for words.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjuuqj001w356my3w4o3ln@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe\u2019ve done a lot of disasters. We went to Maui for the wildfires. We\u2019ve never seen anything like this,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image-slider\/instances\/cm1te7o98000c3b6mfbb4gbxe@published\" class=\"image-slider\" data-horizontal=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__container image-slider__horizontal\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-container\">\n<div data-editable=\"beforeImage\" class=\"image-slider__image-before\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm1tdwgk400023b6m8x3bwfqy@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"01_before+storm+damage_old.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.748\" data-original-height=\"1870\" data-original-width=\"2500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/01-before-storm-damage-old.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"720\" width=\"1280\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/01-before-storm-damage-old.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"540\" width=\"960\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/01-before-storm-damage-old.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"270\" width=\"480\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/01-before-storm-damage-old.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"270\" width=\"480\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/01-before-storm-damage-old.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/01-before-storm-damage-old.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\" alt=\"Satellite imagery taken by Maxar Technologies on October 2, 2024, shows the damage to the town of Old Fort, North Carolina, which is about 25 miles east of Asheville.&#13;A January 7, 2022, image shows what the area looked like before Helene&#13;&#13;Media terms of use: &#13;Print\/web: Media may publish use these images with cutline photo credit \u201cSatellite image \u00a92024 Maxar Technologies.\u201d The watermark may not be removed\/cropped.&#13;Broadcast\/video: Images used in video segments must have \u201cMaxar\u201d text applied to the image and visible for the duration that the images are on screen.&#13;Social media: Images posted on social media must be credited on Twitter \u201c[camera emoji]: @Maxar\u201d or \u201cimage: @Maxar\u201d in each post. Or via Instagram \u201c[camera emoji}: @MaxarTechnologies\u201d or  \u201cimage @MaxarTechnologies\u201d in each post.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1870\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-editable=\"afterImage\" class=\"image-slider__image-after\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm1tdwgiv00013b6mkwp2ps28@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"02_after+storm+damage_old+f.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.748\" data-original-height=\"1870\" data-original-width=\"2500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-after-storm-damage-old-f.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"720\" width=\"1280\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-after-storm-damage-old-f.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"540\" width=\"960\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-after-storm-damage-old-f.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"270\" width=\"480\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-after-storm-damage-old-f.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"270\" width=\"480\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-after-storm-damage-old-f.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/02-after-storm-damage-old-f.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\" alt=\"Satellite imagery taken by Maxar Technologies on October 2, 2024, shows the damage to the town of Old Fort, North Carolina, which is about 25 miles east of Asheville.&#13;A January 7, 2022, image shows what the area looked like before Helene&#13;&#13;Media terms of use: &#13;Print\/web: Media may publish use these images with cutline photo credit \u201cSatellite image \u00a92024 Maxar Technologies.\u201d The watermark may not be removed\/cropped.&#13;Broadcast\/video: Images used in video segments must have \u201cMaxar\u201d text applied to the image and visible for the duration that the images are on screen.&#13;Social media: Images posted on social media must be credited on Twitter \u201c[camera emoji]: @Maxar\u201d or \u201cimage: @Maxar\u201d in each post. Or via Instagram \u201c[camera emoji}: @MaxarTechnologies\u201d or  \u201cimage @MaxarTechnologies\u201d in each post.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1870\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"image-slider__title\">Before and after images show the flooding impact caused by Hurricane Helene in Old Fort, North Carolina. <\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"image-slider__credit\">Satellite image \u00a92024 Maxar Technologies<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjuuqj001x356mpf37dfio@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhen there\u2019s feet of mud filling up properties and homes and an entire town is washed into a lake \u2026 and it\u2019s not just what you see, but it\u2019s where you can drive for hours and hours and see the destruction and damage, you lose a sense of how life has been and how it is for you really quickly.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjuuqj001y356m5xxmtsue@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Gaudet, who founded the Cajun Navy in the aftermath of Katrina, said the death toll continues to be personally difficult for him.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjuuqj001z356meldraai3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe do a lot of (disasters) and to hear that over 100 individuals have lost their lives \u2013 and those are the ones who have been recovered so far, it\u2019s really horrible,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjw5r60022356m0rle6q4a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Starlink, SpaceX\u2019s satellite internet service, announced it will provide free service for 30 days in regions affected by Hurricane Helene.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sm21uj0002356m9qymjl58@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cFor those impacted by Hurricane Helene, or looking to support response and recovery efforts in affected areas, Starlink is now free for 30 days,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Starlink\/status\/1841503492445176151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starlink said on X<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sm21uj0003356me28rxzpf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            After 30 days, customers will be moved to a \u201cpaid residential subscription, tied to the location you are using it in at that time,\u201d the company said, adding: \u201cWe will reevaluate as necessary based on conditions in the area.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1thuahy00003b6m3udehm2j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On Thursday, FEMA announced it had provided more than 67 Starlink satellite units to first responders in North Carolina, where the agency said less than 50% of cellular service sites were still down.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjuqx8001t356mtkv3lzox@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            FEMA is still working with state and local officials to confirm how many people are missing in the aftermath of Helene, Administrator Deanne Criswell told CNN\u2019s Jim Acosta on Wednesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjwsqm0024356mcy1unkra@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            More than 3,500 FEMA personnel have been deployed \u2013 including 1,200 in North Carolina alone \u2013 to aid in search and rescue and recovery efforts, Criswell said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjwsqn0025356mzrevepzx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cAs we look at the infrastructure damages to water, to cell lines, to power, the ability to get those turned back on is going to be complicated just by the way (the mountainous region) is configured,\u201d she said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjwsqn0026356mcbyj5pd1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The agency is sending additional personnel, Criswell said, and repairing some of the facilities will take weeks, not days.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjwsqn0027356mmwl6utho@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe know that this is going to be a sustained operation,\u201d she said. \u201cHow do we continue to bring resources in that can sustain the need for the next several weeks, or as long as it takes to get some of these critical services, like water, restored to these communities?\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjwsqn0028356mqi80mqx8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The administrator said her agency is working with cell phone companies to bring in portable \u201ccell on wheels,\u201d or COWS, to ensure residents can contact emergency services and their loved ones.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjwsqn0029356mlk1iz8rz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe\u2019re seeing some cell phone service start to improve but we know that it\u2019s still limited in so many different areas,\u201d Criswell said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to move more in so that we can broaden that accessibility.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1sjwsqn002a356m96nidbeo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            She urged those who have been unable to locate their loved ones to dial 211 to help account for those who are missing.\n    <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/correction\/instances\/cm1tgdf0500013b6nbf3yr1es@published\" data-editable=\"text\" 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