{"id":119958,"date":"2024-10-30T06:34:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T23:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119958"},"modified":"2024-10-30T06:34:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T23:34:57","slug":"how-rebuilding-communities-from-helene-floods-come-from-many-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119958","title":{"rendered":"How rebuilding communities from Helene floods come from many hands"},"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>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Andrew Veigel &amp; Charlie Moore, co-owners of Ridgeline Heating and Cooling, is providing vital support to Helene victims in the Lake Lure area of North Carolina. Oct. 23, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>LAKE LURE, N.C. &#8211; <\/strong>As the cooler air moves in and the holidays approach, the need in western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a> and other areas impacted by Hurricane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helene<\/a>\u2019s historic flooding hasn\u2019t diminished.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Nonprofits and organizations from around the U.S. arrived in droves after the deadly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flooding<\/a> destroyed and damaged many communities, leaving hundreds without shelter, power and basic needs. Representatives from organizations including The Salvation Army and City Serve have told FOX Weather they are there to stay until communities are back to normal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/north-carolina-governor-estimates-53-billion-helene-damage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HELENE CAUSED AT LEAST $53 BILLION IN DAMAGE IN NORTH CAROLINA, GOVERNOR SAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Michelle Hartfield, public information officer for The Salvation Army&#8217;s Southern Territory, said back-to-back hurricanes Helene and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/milton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milton<\/a> have left those on the ground tired, but they continue to show resilience where the need is greatest.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;There&#8217;s so much trauma involved in these two storms,&#8221; Hartfield said. &#8220;You&#8217;ve got the areas in Florida that have now been hit three times in a row. And then we&#8217;ve got the mountain areas that really didn&#8217;t have any experience with this. And they&#8217;re just reeling because they were hit with something that no one could really even process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Helene claimed at least 97 lives in North Carolina and 225 across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/southeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southeastern<\/a> U.S.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">The Salvation Army Southern Territory public information officer\u00a0Michelle Hartfield shares how the organization continues to help recovery efforts from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Each community\u2019s needs are unique, and The Salvation Army\u2019s help differs depending on whether there is power or running water. Sometimes, the need is as simple as providing hot food.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The best way that we can help is to, you know, when we bring in the financial donations that people give to support us, we can then channel that back into each local community, because the Salvation Army does actually have boots on the ground in all of these communities year-round,&#8221; Hartfield said.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">\u2018The mountain was literally bleeding\u2019<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Local businesses and individual volunteers have stepped up for their communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Ridgeline Heating and Cooling co-owner Andrew Viegel, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/north-carolina\/lake-lure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Lure<\/a>, North Carolina, was in South Carolina for the storm. And with communication cut off, he had to wait to find someone with Starlink internet to learn the extent of the damage.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/asheville-students-schools-helene-reopen-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ASHEVILLE STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL ONE MONTH AFTER HELENE DEVASTATED CITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>Once we got here, we made a couple of phone calls, and we had people just coming from all over the country to help. It&#8217;s been truly amazing,&#8221; Viegel said. &#8220;The Lord has just been running this operation from day one, and that&#8217;s all I can say is God&#8217;s just been absolutely amazing.<i>&#8220;<\/i><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Viegel\u2019s brother-in-law and business partner, Charlie Moore, witnessed the flooding firsthand and knew the devastation would be deadly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The mountain was literally bleeding. It was water coming out of every pore, every crevice,&#8221; Moore recalled. &#8220;And I just took off walking down the road. It was kind of scary to even be walking because there was water everywhere, just everywhere. The roads turned into rivers and the creeks turned into massive rivers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Nearly a month later, the business owners are working to help provide shelter for their neighbors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/gettyimages-2176596827.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/gettyimages-2176596827.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/gettyimages-2176596827.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-2176596827.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2176596827.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-2176596827.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2176596827.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A volunteer with Savage Freedoms Relief Operation puts together supplies to deliver to remote communities in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on October 7, 2024 after the passage of Hurricane Helene. \"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A volunteer with Savage Freedoms Relief Operation puts together supplies to deliver to remote communities in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on October 7, 2024 after the passage of Hurricane Helene. (Photo by ALLISON JOYCE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;We are getting ready to go into winter, and it&#8217;s going to be extremely cold. These people are living in tents. Some people are living in shelters currently,&#8221; Viegel said. &#8220;We&#8217;re told that they only have a certain amount of time in these shelters, and then they&#8217;ve got to find somewhere to go. So right now, that&#8217;s our mission is to provide shelter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/gettyimages-2179792618.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/gettyimages-2179792618.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/gettyimages-2179792618.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-2179792618.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2179792618.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-2179792618.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2179792618.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Donated water, food, and supplies stored in a warehouse at Highland Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina October 15, 2024.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Donated water, food, and supplies stored in a warehouse at Highland Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina October 15, 2024. (Photo by Maddy Alewine for The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">\u2018We see the resiliency\u2019\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Despite suffering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/watch\/play-7692689180011a4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major damage from Helene<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/north-carolina\/asheville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asheville<\/a> brewery industry has been there to help others in need. Multiple breweries have opened their doors to nonprofits organizing food and essentials for their neighbors.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">One month after the flooding<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/video-chimney-rock-north-carolina-helene-flood-aftermath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">,<\/a>\u00a0businesses along <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/north-carolina\/chimney-rock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chimney Rock<\/a>\u2019s Main Street district are working to clear out the muck and start fresh. <a>The area saw<\/a> incredible devastation after Hurricane Helene dropped between\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/video-chimney-rock-north-carolina-helene-flood-aftermath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1 and 2 feet of rain<\/a>\u00a0or more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Shane Zoccole of City Serve said the first step is clearing the mud, but the work continues long after the muck is gone.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;We see the resiliency of a town when we come to it, and if they&#8217;re fighters, we&#8217;ll fight with them,&#8221; Zoccole said. &#8220;We stay as long as we&#8217;re needed. 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