https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly5d9y07e3oHurricane Helene leaves 'biblical devastation' in North CarolinaHurricane Helene has left "biblical devastation" in parts of North Carolina, officials say, after it tore across five south-eastern US states and left more than 60 people dead.A clearer image of the destruction in hard-hit North Carolina emerged on Sunday, where, after barrelling through Florida and Georgia, Helene brought torrential rain and swamped towns with flooding and mudslides.More than 400 roads are closed in the state, where 11 people have died. Homes have been destroyed, towns have been cut-off, water systems are down and hundreds of thousands are without power."This storm has brought catastrophic devastation... of historic proportions," Governor Roy Cooper said.The American Red Cross has opened more than 140 shelters for those in south-eastern states who evacuated their homes. More than 2,000 people are in the shelters, the organisation said on Sunday.In North Carolina's Buncombe County, Sheriff Quentin Miller said around 1,000 people were still unaccounted for.“We have biblical devastation through the county,” said Ryan Cole, an emergency official for the county, which contains the mountain city of Asheville. "This is the most significant natural disaster that any one of us has ever seen."Asheville, which is home to about 94,000 people and is a popular tourist destination, was largely cut off by flooding on Saturday after Helene ripped through the region as a tropical storm.
Erin Quevedo, the owner of a flooded salon in the city, spoke to The Asheville Citizen Times while ankle-deep in mud."The salon was completely destroyed. It looks like the water came up to about five feet inside," she said. "Right now, all we're doing is we're trying to salvage what we can."Rescue operations are ongoing in North Carolina and supplies, including food and water, are being delivered by air to affected areas that cannot be reached due to closed roads."People are desperate for help and we are pushing to get it to them - [it is] a massive effort," Governor Cooper said.The North Carolina National Guard has rescued more than 119 people - including one infant, according to Major General Todd Hunt. He said the largest rescue was of 41 people north of Asheville.Many petrol stations are closed throughout North Carolina with long queues of cars at those that are still open. Meanwhile, the few open supermarkets have been crowded by customers attempting to buy bottled water.More than 300,000 North Carolinians were without power as of Sunday morning, officials said. This, combined with mobile service outages, has complicated efforts to reach those who are calling the emergency services.Another challenge has been navigating downed trees and debris, and officials in the worst-hit area of western North Carolina said all roads there were closed.Helene began as a hurricane - the most powerful on record to hit Florida's Big Bend, and moved north into Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee after making landfall overnight on Thursday.The damage is estimated at between $95bn and $110bn (£71bn-£82bn). The scale of the destruction will become clearer in the coming days.
The search for survivors is ongoing and federal emergencies have been declared in six states, including Florida and Georgia.As of Sunday morning 63 people were confirmed to have died across five states, according to the BBC's US partner CBS, but that toll is expected to rise as search efforts uncover more victims.The highest death toll in an individual state was South Carolina, where 24 people have been killed. Seventeen people died in Georgia and 11 were killed in Florida, according to the governors of the two states."The devastation we're witnessing in Hurricane Helene's wake has been overwhelming," President Joe Biden said on Saturday.He was briefed by Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), who he directed to speed up support to storm survivors, including deployment of extra teams to North Carolina.Although Helene has weakened significantly, forecasters warn that high winds, flooding and the threat of tornadoes could continue.There could be as many as 25 named storms in 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned earlier this year.Between eight and 13 of those storms could develop into hurricanes and a handful already have including Helene. More storms could be on the horizon, officials warned, as the official end of hurricane season is not until 30 November.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-administrator-deanne-criswell-helene-flooding-north-carolina/FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said on Sunday that the "historic flooding" in North Carolina from the remnants of Hurricane Helene has gone beyond what anyone could have planned for in the area. "I don't know that anybody could be fully prepared for the amount of flooding and landslides that they are experiencing right now," Criswell said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."Helene made landfall in Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm late Thursday, before sweeping through states in the southeast. Criswell called the storm "a true multi-state event," adding that her team on the ground has seen "significant impacts in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee."Asheville, North Carolina, was particularly hard hit as rising floodwaters damaged roads, led to power outages and cut off cellphone service.For North Carolina in particular, Criswell said the agency has had teams in the area for several days and is sending more search and rescue teams. She said water remains a "big concern," and the Army Corps of Engineers is working to see what can be done to get water systems back online. And she noted that the agency is also working to bring in satellite communications."We're hearing significant infrastructure damage to water systems, communication, roads, critical transportation routes, as well as several homes that have been just destroyed by this," Criswell said. "So this is going to be a really complicated recovery in each of these five states that have had these impacts."
>>1347923>North Carolina. Part of the southern 'Bible Belt'>Hurricane Katrina>churches in Louisiana obliterated>the 'Sinful' part of New Orleans, the French Quarter, emerges with barely a scratchSo either God has already saved 'sinners' with no belief required and Christians are Hellbound, or meteorological shit happens and God doesn't exist. Choose wisely, Christains. *Tips Trilby*
Well, time to vote for Republicans. I'm sure they'll help us in this time of need.
the maga s.caroliners displaease god with their sin of anger againSt liberaLS
What hath Mark Robinson's declaration of love for the Nazis, slavery, being a peeping Tom, cheating on his wife with his sister-in-law, and tranny porn wrought?
should've been california instead garbage cesspit of the world.
>>1347923>hurricane comes and brings a few inches of water>the same areas that always flood are going to flood again>retards don't avoid the flood areas for one fucking dayI have sympathy if your house was destroyed, however if you live in a flood zone you know it and should have bought flood insurance.
>>1348005California alternates between forest fire and mudslide season and it os the exact same million dollar neighborhood being destroyed every time.At least the Miami beach houses have an excuse for being built on a beach twelve inches above high tide.
>and it os the exact same million dollar neighborhood being destroyed every time.demonstrably false>At least the Miami beach houses have an excuse for being built on a beach twelve inches above high tide.They don't.
George Bush hates black people
>>1348067It was " doesn't care about black people"
>>1347998I'm a white BLM South Carolina person Ani wroughted some of this too
>>1348067To be fair, no one likes black people.
>>1348122To be fair, no normal sane person likes white rightists.
>>1348122This. Should've never brought 'em here.
>>1348131You're brown and of the so called third world
>>1348132So you're saying we should've had slavery and imported them to the west en masse 400 years ago?
>>1348133I'm saying you are a liar and a fraud
>>1348129But I'm not a rightist. Rush Limbaugh really fucked up your retarded political compass, huh?
>>1348137Nobody believes anything you say
>>1348137I was just agreeing. No normal sane person likes white rightards.
>>1348005Bruh, look at California. You can't do much more. It is like God and Satan are doing the Job bet again, but with a whole state.
>>1347928> So either God has already saved 'sinners' with no belief required and Christians are Hellbound, or meteorological shit happens and God doesn't exist. Choose wisely, Christains. *Tips Trilby*Well stated, my honest and smart friend. I am thinking all these mono-thestic religions (including Christians) are worshiping a demonic-god all along. Do not forget the below historical bible phrase, where the Christians / Jews chose genocides instead of virtous conversion:"Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.'" - Bible Samuel 15:3.--------As for the "divine punishment" by the true Nature-GodS in the form of Hurricane Helene against North Carolina, my hunch says something related about the factory-farming / mass-wasterful murder of smaller animals.Eg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlxL8I74WrI" Cloaked in secrecy, North Carolina’s poultry industry has taken flight "
This hurricane is fake and gay. I don't believe it ever happened lmao
>>1348176I'M OUTRAGED!1 YOU SHOULD APOLOGIZE!11
>>1348129See >>1348138
>>1348178See >>1348139>No normal sane person likes white rightardsNobody listens to anything you say >>1348178 because you cannot spell 'Believe' without the word Lie.No normal sane person likes white rightards. That's a fact. It's impossible to dispute facts.
>>1348005My first thought. Can't wait for the big one!
>>1348218That's what she said.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/weather/helene-rescue-crews-resume-search/Death toll up to 133 now with possibly 600+ still missing.
>>1348260It's just a flu.
>>1348065>At least the Miami beach houses have an excuse for being built on a beach twelve inches above high tide.They do not. Beach houses shouldn't exist, or if they do, you should have to waive any chance at insurance/assistance in the event of natural disaster.
>>1348263the beach houses pay a higher insurance rate that's already factored in.you're a child that knows nothing.
>>1348373>the beach houses pay a higher insurance rate that's already factored in.So they won't be needing government aid/insurance. Great.Also, much of Florida is basically becoming uninsurable because those higher rates aren't covering the losses insurance companies are seeing.Face reality, there are some places people just shouldn't live.
