Hurricane Helene impacted many states, such as Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. However, North Carolina was one of the most affected and hardest hit states. The city of Asheville was one of the cities that were hit hard during Hurricane Helene. The town was once thriving and bustling until Helene turned it into a “post-apocalyptic landscape” with trees blocking the roads, power lines down, and bridges torn apart. In the article, certain parts of Asheville were left with “no power; no water; nor phone; no WiFi; no cable;no air conditioning” and dark with no lights at 7pm. People had no clean water and had to borrow water from their neighbors pool to use the bathroom. The author of this story dined on nothing but apples and Fritos for the first week and had to drive to Hickory, NC to find the last available hotel room to get a warm shower and hot meal across the street. The author describes that the hotels were not full of tourists but burly grizzly construction workers aiding in the disasters of Helene.
There was heavy rainfall for days, which caused fast moving water to flood valley regions in Asheville. Water flooding these valley regions lead to devastating effects, such as wiping out parts of I-40, a major highway that connects North Carolina and Tennessee.
Mary, Mark and their grandchildren were living in Fletcher, NC in a home that they thought would be safe from flooding due to its altitude. However they soon realized they were not exempt from the storm when the water was up to their knees. They lost all of their belongings and were eventually forced out of their home due to the sewage and other smells leaving them with nowhere to go. Luckily they were able to stay at a Red Cross shelter until they could get back on their feet.
Stories like this one show that there are real people behind the headlines you see in the news. There are people being affected everyday from the aftermath of this hurricane even after the mainstream news stops talking about it. It is important to remember the people affected and help and raise awareness in any way we can.
Hurricane Helene impacted many states, such as Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. However, North Carolina was one of the most affected and hardest hit states. The city of Asheville was one of the cities that were hit hard during Hurricane Helene. The town was once thriving and bustling until Helene turned it into a “post-apocalyptic landscape” with trees blocking the roads, power lines down, and bridges torn apart. In the article, certain parts of Asheville were left with “no power; no water; nor phone; no WiFi; no cable;no air conditioning” and dark with no lights at 7pm. People had no clean water and had to borrow water from their neighbors pool to use the bathroom. The author of this story dined on nothing but apples and Fritos for the first week and had to drive to Hickory, NC to find the last available hotel room to get a warm shower and hot meal across the street. The author describes that the hotels were not full of tourists but burly grizzly construction workers aiding in the disasters of Helene.
There was heavy rainfall for days, which caused fast moving water to flood valley regions in Asheville. Water flooding these valley regions lead to devastating effects, such as wiping out parts of I-40, a major highway that connects North Carolina and Tennessee.
Mary, Mark and their grandchildren were living in Fletcher, NC in a home that they thought would be safe from flooding due to its altitude. However they soon realized they were not exempt from the storm when the water was up to their knees. They lost all of their belongings and were eventually forced out of their home due to the sewage and other smells leaving them with nowhere to go. Luckily they were able to stay at a Red Cross shelter until they could get back on their feet.
Stories like this one show that there are real people behind the headlines you see in the news. There are people being affected everyday from the aftermath of this hurricane even after the mainstream news stops talking about it. It is important to remember the people affected and help and raise awareness in any way we can.