The death toll from Hurricane Helene is still rising in the Southeast. Now, it is well above 200. And the damage caused by the storm’s devastation could reach up to $160 billion.
Search and rescue operations are still ongoing but many people in remote areas are in dire need of help.
In North Carolina, as flood waters recede, the extent of the devastation is becoming more apparent. There is mud and debris everywhere. Crews work tirelessly to clean up the mess and restore power.
The search for the missing and dead continues in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and National Guard troops are now on the ground in Asheville.
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Still, many residents say they have received little help from the federal government. In the absence of government assistance, many hurricane victims have to rely on the help of private citizens.
Volunteers on pack mules carried insulin to mountain families in Swannanoa, and CBN’s Operation Blessing is on the scene, serving hundreds of hot meals per day, distributing water to people without electricity, solar-powered lanterns, and providing aid to underprivileged people in Swannanoa and hard-hit areas, including a trailer park Including where a hurricane victim named Sadie expressed. Thank God someone came to help.
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He said, “You are the first, Operation Blessing, and it means everything to me. It’s so compassionate of you for people like two old ladies.”
Another resident, Dontarious Walker, was grateful for the hot meal given to him.
He was hungry because he had no money to buy food.
“All systems are closed, you can’t go to banks to withdraw cash, so you are struggling here,” he said.
With help from the Operation Blessing team at Home Depot in Asheville, Jordan Ledford explained what electricity and running water mean to him.
“You can’t use the bathroom without water. I’m walking down a creek and carrying water up my hill to flush the toilet every day.” “You know you have to stay in your car and charge your phone.”
Two men traveled from Florida to volunteer to help with Operation Blessing; And another OB volunteer, Sene Simpson, explained why she came to volunteer her time. “I really want to bring Jesus to the people of our city and just show what His love looks like during these difficult times.”
And little Tatien Moore said she’s grateful for people like Operation Blessing who came to help her family in their time of need.
“A storm comes and it destroyed our house…God loves people when they help people and love them.”
If you would like to support Operation Blessing as it helps those severely affected by Hurricane Helene, you can call CBN at 1-800-700-7000 or Click here to visit Operation Blessing’s website.
Pastor Caleb shared, “Once we saw the devastation of Hurricane Helen, I mean, it was unprecedented. “We have never seen anything like this before, not even after Hurricane Idalia last year.” To volunteer in Valdosta, GA please visit https://t.co/sJQMAGLrrP For more information! pic.twitter.com/KRgFyy0eIy
– Operation Blessing (@operationbless) 4 October 2024
, Death toll reaches 200 in Southeast, hundreds still missing or stranded amid Helen’s devastation
