https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/4950/ NC-11 candidates offer competing ‘mountain values’ in unique ads • NC Newsline #11thCongressionalDistrict #2026Elections #ChrisCooper #ChuckEdwards #DCCC #HeleneRecovery #HurricaneHelene #JamieAger #JenniferBalkcom #NRCC #PoliticalCampaigns #PoliticalParties #SecondAmendment #WesternNorthCarolina
#hurricanehelene — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #hurricanehelene, aggregated by home.social.
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Guajiro parks food truck, debuts brick-and-mortar Cuban restaurant https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/33057/ #Asheville #AshevilleCottonMillStudios #CubanCafe #CubanCafes #CubanRestaurant #CubanRestaurants #Food #FoodTruck #Guajiro #HurricaneHelene #Restaurant #RiverArtsDistrict #SeraphinMorejon #TropicalStormHelene
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The Assembly (NC): After the Flood Came the Lies. “Disinformation—the deliberate spreading of falsehoods—about malicious intentions or neglect on the part of emergency management agencies became one of the key storylines after Helene. Debunking rumors added strain to an overburdened agency communications apparatus… and clogged social media, taking attention away from the lifesaving […]
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FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen Stops Live Broadcast to Rescue Woman From Flooded Car
Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen wades through chest-deep floodwater to carry a driver to safety during a live broadcast.Dear Cherubs, when a live weather report suddenly includes someone screaming for help from a sinking car, the usual broadcast priorities tend to rearrange themselves rather quickly. That is exactly what happened in Atlanta on September 27, 2024, when FOX Weather meteorologist Bob Van Dillen abandoned his live shot and entered dangerous floodwater to rescue a trapped woman.
THE BROADCAST TAKES A TURN
Van Dillen was reporting from the Atlanta area during Hurricane Helene when he heard a woman crying for help from a vehicle that had become trapped in rapidly rising water near Peachtree Creek.
According to NPR and Georgia Public Broadcasting, the woman had driven onto a flooded road before dawn and became trapped as the water rose around her car. Her screams could be heard during Van Dillen’s live television report.
Van Dillen initially called 911 and told the woman that help was coming. But after several minutes, the situation became increasingly urgent. The woman was still inside the vehicle, strapped into her seatbelt, while floodwater continued to rise.
At that point, Van Dillen made a decision that was considerably more important than finishing a weather segment: he went to help her.
THE RESCUE
Video from the broadcast shows Van Dillen wading through chest-deep floodwater toward the stranded vehicle. According to Georgia Public Broadcasting, the car door was difficult to open because of the water pressure, so Van Dillen instructed the woman to lower a window.
He then released her seatbelt, pulled her from the vehicle and carried her through the floodwater on his back.
The rescue was particularly dangerous because moving floodwater can be unpredictable, and even apparently shallow water can conceal hazards or exert significant force. This was not exactly a stroll across a mildly damp car park.
Van Dillen later told reporters that the water was warmer than he had expected, although he was still freezing afterward. The woman was reportedly unharmed but cold.
After reaching safety, Van Dillen gave her his shirt and helped her into another vehicle while they waited for emergency responders and her husband. Her husband subsequently arrived and thanked him.
The remarkable part is that Van Dillen himself appeared almost embarrassed by the attention. Rather than turning the moment into a personal victory lap, he redirected attention toward the much larger flooding emergency affecting Atlanta.
According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the city experienced its first-ever Flash Flood Emergency that morning. The National Weather Service had warned of life-threatening flooding as exceptionally heavy rainfall associated with Helene moved through the region.
The footage became widely shared because it captured something television rarely gets to show quite so plainly: a person hearing another person’s distress and deciding that the camera could wait.
Weather reporting suddenly became secondary. Human instinct took over.
And for once, “breaking news” meant something very literal.Sources:
Associated Press — https://apnews.com/article/43210a704c5a90114168cadacca6da8e
Georgia Public Broadcasting — https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/09/27/meteorologist-in-atlanta-rescued-woman-helene-floodwaters-on-camera
FOX 5 Atlanta — https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fox-meteorologist-rescue-woman-floodwaters-atlanta.amp
The Washington Post — https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/climate-environment/fox-weather-reporter-rescues-woman-during-live-report/2024/09/27/bf6014b7-fa78-441c-8f66-af82f2b8dadd_video.html
The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers #atlantaFlooding #bobVanDillen #breakingNews #extremeWeather #floodRescue #foxWeather #Heroism #hurricaneHelene #meteorologist #news #trueStories #viral #ViralVideo -
‘Neighbors feeding neighbors’: Western NC food bank sees growing need 2 years after Helene :: WRAL.com https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/32943/ #FoodBanks #HurricaneAftermath #HurricaneHelene #NorthCarolina #NorthCarolinaDining #NorthCarolinaFood #NorthCarolinaGroceryStores #NorthCarolinaRestaurants #WesternNC
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Hurricane Helene deposited nearly one-fifth of annual #microplastics at one #NorthCarolina site
Microplastics are often linked to urban areas near roads and development, but a new study shows that wind and rain carry them from the #atmosphere into remote headwaters — a process intensified by major #storms such as #HurricaneHelene. -
Stein unveils long-term economic recovery plan for WNC
As the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene approaches on Sept. 27, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and the Governor’s…
#Economy #fema #GROWNC #hurricanehelene #northcarolina #NorthCarolinaGov.JoshStein #stategovernment #WesternNorthCarolinaEconomicRecoveryPlan
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Stein unveils long-term economic recovery plan for WNC https://www.byteseu.com/2396674/ #economy #FEMA #GROWNC #HurricaneHelene #NorthCarolina #NorthCarolinaGovJoshStein #StateGovernment #WesternNorthCarolinaEconomicRecoveryPlan
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https://www.europesays.com/3271689/ Stein unveils long-term economic recovery plan for WNC #Economy #fema #GROWNC #HurricaneHelene #NorthCarolina #NorthCarolinaGovJoshStein #StateGovernment #WesternNorthCarolinaEconomicRecoveryPlan
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https://www.europesays.com/3269448/ NC treasurer says that AI helped give nearly $23M to Helene recovery #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #HurricaneAftermath #HurricaneHelene #NCCapitol #News #newscast #vod
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Gastonia rally puts Trump, Whatley focus on crime and economy
President Donald Trump visited Gastonia Wednesday, Sept. 16, to attend a campaign rally for U.S. Senate candidate Michael…
#Economy #DonaldTrump #hurricanehelene #MichaelWhatley #northcarolina #RoyCooper #TrumpTower
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https://www.europesays.com/3255449/ Gastonia rally puts Trump, Whatley focus on crime and economy #DonaldTrump #Economy #HurricaneHelene #MichaelWhatley #NorthCarolina #RoyCooper #TrumpTower
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Gastonia rally puts Trump, Whatley focus on crime and economy https://www.byteseu.com/2372590/ #DonaldTrump #economy #HurricaneHelene #MichaelWhatley #NorthCarolina #RoyCooper #TrumpTower
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https://www.fogolf.com/1389274/why-the-biltmore-championship-means-so-much-to-jt-poston/ Why the Biltmore Championship Means So Much to JT Poston #AshevilleGolf #AshevilleRecovery #BiltmoreChampionship #GolfInterview #HurricaneHelene #JTPoston #JtPoston #JtPostonInterview #MemorialTournament #MountainGolf #NorthCarolinaGolf #PGAOfficialWorldGolfRanking #PGARanking #PgaTour #PgaTourChanges #TenGolf #TheCliffsAtWalnutCove #WesternCarolinaUniversity
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Free music performances restart at Paris Mountain State Park
GREENVILLE — The fall performance series Music in the Woods has returned to Paris Mountain State Park two…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Paris #greenvillenews #hurricanehelene #musicinthewoods #parismountainstatepark #stagerebuild
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https://www.alojapan.com/1534846/dhs-chief-mayorkas-spends-under-six-hours-in-helene-hit-nc-before-grabbing-sushi-at-dc-nobu-complete-failure/ DHS chief Mayorkas spends under six hours in Helene-hit NC before grabbing sushi at DC Nobu: ‘Complete failure’ #Democrats #DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity #HurricaneHelene #JapaneseRestaurant #JapaneseRestaurantsInWashington #NorthCarolina #politics #republicans #UsHouseOfRepresentatives #UsNews #Washington #WashingtonDc Something’s fishy about this. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spent less than six hours visiting h
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Devastation, doubt and blame: Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina’s US Senate race https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/24/north-carolina-senate-race-hurricane-helene #UsMidtermElections2026 #NorthCarolina #UsSenate #HurricaneHelene #Democrats #Republicans #UsPolitics #UsNews #Environment #UsWeather
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Devastation, doubt and blame: Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina’s US Senate race
By Chris Stein in Marshall, North CarolinaThe Democratic and the Republican candidate each blame the other for the bungled recovery effort after storm struck region
#USmidtermelections2026 #NorthCarolina #USSenate #HurricaneHelene #Democrats #Republicans #USpolitics #USnews #Environment #USweather #TheGuardian #ChrisSteininMarshall #NorthCarolina
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C.Crane Interview: Radio During Hurricane Helene
https://swling.com/blog/2026/08/c-crane-interview-radio-during-hurricane-helene/
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"Tis The Season" #Hurricanes The #NationalHurricaneCenter is monitoring two areas in the Atlantic for potential tropical development. Listen how #AmateurRadio #HamRadio played a role with how Mr. @qrper Thomas #K4SWL, dealt with the destruction of #hurricaneHelene
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As Disgraced NC Rep Exits, GOP Scrambles for a Replacement – Newser
As Disgraced NC Rep Exits, GOP Scrambles for a Replacement NewserNorth Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ChuckEdwards #houseethicscommittee #HurricaneHelene #JamieAger #MadisonCawthorn #NorthCarolina #republicanparty #UnitedStates #Us #USA
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‘Need to rein in spending’: NC lawmakers advance proposed $34 billion state budget :: WRAL.com
North Carolina’s proposed new state budget won initial approval Wednesday in the first of round of voting on…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #America #destinhall #Education #GeneralAssembly #HurricaneHelene #NCCapitol #NorthCarolinapolitics #PhilBerger #statebudget #UnitedStatesofAmerica
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‘Need to rein in spending’: NC lawmakers advance proposed $34 billion state budget :: WRAL.com
North Carolina’s proposed new state budget won initial approval Wednesday in the first of round of voting on…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #DestinHall #education #generalassembly #hurricanehelene #NCCapitol #NorthCarolinapolitics #PhilBerger #statebudget #unitedstatesofamerica #USnews #USAnews
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https://www.europesays.com/3102748/ ‘Need to rein in spending’: NC lawmakers advance proposed $34 billion state budget :: WRAL.com #america #DestinHall #education #GeneralAssembly #HurricaneHelene #NCCapitol #NorthCarolinaPolitics #PhilBerger #StateBudget #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USNews #USA #USANews
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https://www.europesays.com/news/47935/ ‘Need to rein in spending’: NC lawmakers advance proposed $34 billion state budget :: WRAL.com #DestinHall #Education #GeneralAssembly #Headlines #HurricaneHelene #NCCapitol #News #NorthCarolinaPolitics #PhilBerger #StateBudget #TopStories
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Stein presents new Helene federal funding request https://www.byteseu.com/2094953/ #APPLocal&StatePolitics #DC #HurricaneHelene #LocalPolitics #News #NorthCarolina #Politics #ReubenJones #washington
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Rural NC resident slams gov't response to climate disasters
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Drought turns southeastern US into ‘tinderbox’ as wildfires rage https://www.byteseu.com/1980941/ #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateDisasters #drought #Georgia #GlobalWarming #HurricaneHelene #PrescribedBurns #WeatherWhiplash #Wildfires
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Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East
Often considered more a problem for western North America, wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent and damaging in…
#Climate #ClimateChange #Climate-Change #carissawonkka #climatechange #deadtree #east #fuel #Georgia #globalwarming #hurricanehelene #morefire #nicknauslar #number #Problem #TON #university #victoriadonovan #west
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https://www.europesays.com/2947648/ Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East #CarissaWonkka #Climate #ClimateChange #DeadTree #east #fuel #Georgia #GlobalWarming #HurricaneHelene #MoreFire #NickNauslar #number #Problem #TON #university #VictoriaDonovan #west
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#HurricaneHelene #NorthCarolina #FEMA
From AP News.com: Mullin pledges progress on disaster relief during his first official trip as DHS secretary
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DHS secretary calls for US states to lead disaster response instead of Fema https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/07/dhs-secretary-state-fema-disaster-response #TrumpAdministration #NorthCarolina #HurricaneHelene #UsNews #UsPolitics #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #KristiNoem
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The Masters: Augusta's Familiar Face, Underneath Recent Scars
How did Hurricane Helene change the Masters golf course in Augusta, Georgia? See the new views on hole 10 and 11 for the April 10-13 tournament.
#Masters2024, #AugustaNational, #HurricaneHelene, #GolfChanges, #MastersCourse
https://newsletter.tf/masters-2024-hurricane-helene-augusta-changes/
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Augusta National lost many trees from Hurricane Helene, changing the look of holes 10 and 11 for the 2024 Masters. This is different from last year's course.
#Masters2024, #AugustaNational, #HurricaneHelene, #GolfChanges, #MastersCourse
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/92073/ Penguins waddle into the Florida Capitol to stand against extinction #Africa #CoralReefs #EndangeredSpecies #exhibit #extinction #flood #FloridaAquarium #FloridaCapitol #habitats #HurricaneHelene #HurricaneMilton #iucn #Namibia #NOAA #Penguins #SouthAfrica #storm
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BPR: Winter brings a fight to stay warm for those displaced by Helene and living in RVs
"...Most recreational vehicles are not built for winter weather. In freezing temperatures the water lines that supply the campers can freeze up. Because the RVs sit about two feet above the ground and lack insulation, the temperature inside can match the temperature outside – and wind makes it colder...."
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How the climate crisis showed up in Americans’ lives this year: ‘The shift has been swift and stark’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/31/climate-crisis-guardian-readers #UsNews #ClimateCrisis #Biodiversity #Environment #ExtremeHeat #HurricaneHelene #Hurricanes #ExtremeWeather #California #EndangeredSpecies #EndangeredHabitats #Conservation #Wildlife #Animals #WestCoast
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How the climate crisis showed up in Americans’ lives this year: ‘The shift has been swift and stark’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/31/climate-crisis-guardian-readers #UsNews #ClimateCrisis #Biodiversity #Environment #ExtremeHeat #HurricaneHelene #Hurricanes #ExtremeWeather #California #EndangeredSpecies #EndangeredHabitats #Conservation #Wildlife #Animals #WestCoast
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How the climate crisis showed up in Americans’ lives this year: ‘The shift has been swift and stark’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/31/climate-crisis-guardian-readers #UsNews #ClimateCrisis #Biodiversity #Environment #ExtremeHeat #HurricaneHelene #Hurricanes #ExtremeWeather #California #EndangeredSpecies #EndangeredHabitats #Conservation #Wildlife #Animals #WestCoast
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Now that we're in the 2025 home stretch, our collective is shifting from retail hustle to reflection. This was a tough year, on lots of levels, but our public messaging has mostly focused on political concerns rather than the difficult financial position we've been in since Hurricane Helene.
Thanks to strong community support and a grant from the Southern Power Fund, our co-op started 2025 with what we thought was a generous buffer. But between Asheville's slow recovery and worsening conditions for low and middle income folks nationally, we're seeing sales far below those of previous years—and we've burned through our reserves trying to bridge the gap. Our collective is still analyzing the situation, but it's clear that the Q4 turnaround we'd hoped for did not materialize, and we're now headed into late winter on thin ice.
We value transparency, so this post is intended to be a heads up that our project is increasingly precarious. We'll share more information in January along with an outline of how we plan to address Firestorm's financial sustainability. In the meanwhile, we appreciate your continued support and hope that you'll keep us in mind when you're buying books! ❤️🔥
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North Carolina Christmas tree farmers are optimistic after Hurricane Helene https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/24/christmas-tree-farmers-north-carolina #HurricaneHelene #Extremeweather #NorthCarolina #Climatecrisis #Agriculture #Environment #Christmas #Farming #USnews
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North Carolina Christmas tree farmers are optimistic after Hurricane Helene https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/24/christmas-tree-farmers-north-carolina #HurricaneHelene #Extremeweather #NorthCarolina #Climatecrisis #Agriculture #Environment #Christmas #Farming #USnews
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North Carolina Christmas tree farmers are optimistic after Hurricane Helene https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/24/christmas-tree-farmers-north-carolina #HurricaneHelene #Extremeweather #NorthCarolina #Climatecrisis #Agriculture #Environment #Christmas #Farming #USnews
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A Conversation About Amateur Radio and Hurricane Helene with Mark Hurst on Techtonic
#AmateurRadio #Emcomm #EmergencyPreparedness #HurricaneHelene #Techtonic #WFMU
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🚗 Final packing this morning to head up to Asheville for a few days. Will see an exhibit at Biltmore and goof around otherwise. May go leaf peeping. 🍂
Last time I was there with my wife was the day #HurricaneHelene hit.
Will remember Rule 1: Don't ask locals to recount their hurricane stories.
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Braves Park Projects Together in WNC https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/386358/ #atlanta #AtlantaBraves #AtlantaBraves #Baseball #braves #FacilityUpgrades #HurricaneHelene #MLB #MountainHeritageHighSchool #Softball #truist #WesternNorthCarolina
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Braves Park Projects Together in WNC https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/386081/ #atlanta #AtlantaBraves #AtlantaBraves #Baseball #braves #FacilityUpgrades #HurricaneHelene #MLB #MountainHeritageHighSchool #Softball #truist #WesternNorthCarolina
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Prepping a tent I haven't used in years, 'cause I'm headed to South Mountains State Park next week. My ultralight tent was damaged in high winds during my ill-fated trip to the barrier island weeks ago.
Most trails at SMSP have just reopened since #HurricaneHelene. I'll see what damage remains. Unfortunately, none of the Mtn bike trails are open, but I have my trusty hiking boots itching to tromp on the ground.
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After Hurricane Helene, we promised ourselves that we wouldn't go through another disaster without a battery backup for our rooftop solar. Thanks to the folks at Footprint Project, we're on track to install 20kWh of battery capacity for our building this month!
So now want to pay it forward. On Thursday, October 9th, we'll be donating net proceeds from all sales in-store and online to the Feral Crust Infoshop in Davao, Philippines. This longstanding eco-anarchist project is a living experiment based on principles of mutual aid, cooperation and ecology. So buy a book (or two) and the donated sale will help to fund upgrades to Feral Crust's off-grid electrical infrastructure and rainwater harvesting systems!
https://firestorm.coop/catalog/new.html
#HurricaneHelene #MutualAidDisasterRelief #FeministBookstore #EcoAnarchism #Infoshop #FirestormCoop (- L)
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Asheville’s Regional Arts Community One Year After Hurricane Helene: ‘We Are Not Okay’
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📹 #HurricaneHelene | At first light (7:20 AM) on Friday, September 27th, we had sideways rain and wind gusts of about 60 mph. Shot this video from the open back door.
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ProPublica and The Assembly have been reporting on the impact of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, and we know recovery is far from over.
If you’re in the process of rebuilding, we want to hear from you.
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/hurricane-helene-rebuilding-aid-help-us-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#NorthCarolina #Hurricane #HurricaneHelene #HeleneRecovery #Helene #WNC
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"The Long Road Home Documentary | Surviving Helene One Year Later" from WXII-TV (Greensboro/Winston-Salem-High Point).
▶️ Plays in the post (54:11).
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📹 #HurricaneHelene | One year ago tonight, in the early hours of September 27th, I drove to the Circle K to gas-up the Fiat and buy batteries, bottled water and ice. We lost power about 3 AM.
The damage here in the Upcountry of SC was minor compared to the devastation in Western NC, but the thunder and lightning, rain and high winds were frightening. How bad would it get?
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The Guardian: Asheville’s slimmed-down restaurants make a comeback a year after Hurricane Helene: ‘Back to the basics’
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This weekend marks a year since Hurricane Helene poured into our mountains, creating both big C catastrophe and small C communism. To grapple with what we'd experienced, we created a Disaster Reading Group, initially focused on exploring Rebecca Solnit's "A Paradise Built In Hell." It was a wildly successful space, filling our bookstore to capacity for biweekly discussions. The group became a container for friendships forged in the chaos of last September alongside new relationships premised on a shared desire to process the worst, and hold onto the best, of the storm days.
Like other containers created for folks to find one another post-Helene, the reading group served as a launch pad for a multitude of organically organized activities, spaces, and dreams. In the new year, as we slipped from infrastructural crisis into political crisis, our group developed into a place to process the horror of watching fascism reassert itself within the US American body writ large, an anti-solidarity antithesis of what we'd co-created as storm survivors.
We know that Helene will continue to fall further behind us, with new storms looming. And while what we experienced will stay with us forever, it's time to wind down this particular space that was created for our grief and joy as survivors. The final reading cycle will, appropriately enough, return us to Helene and our own stories.
Whether or not you've attended in the past, you're invited to join on Monday, Oct 6th to discuss "Appalachia the Catastrophe," the final issue of the incredible Mergoat Magazine. Copies can be found at our shop or purchased through our website with a 10% discount using promo code BEHOLDEN. We'll be splitting the publication—replete with photos, poetry, art, and essays—into two sessions followed by a final potluck to send us off into the next adventure, no doubt full of both terror and unanticipated possibilities. We hope you can join us!
#HurricaneHelene #AshevilleStrong #MutualAidDisasterRelief #FeministBookstore (- L)