Hurricane Helene: Still Hard at Work in North Carolina & Tennessee Mountains

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Recovery is a long road for North Carolina and Tennessee communities devastated by Hurricane Helene. Since week one, we've been hard at work there. Now we're working hard to help communities rebuild.

Latest Updates from Ongoing NC/TN Response

  • Teams are rebuilding stick-built homes and replacing mobile homes that Helene destroyed.
  • We are meeting needs across the region, replacing vehicles, providing campers for short-term shelter, and meeting medical and financial needs.
  • Many people have received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior as we share the Gospel while serving in Jesus' Name.

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Looking for ways to get involved? Please continue to pray for hurting communities and consider how you might be able to serve them through our volunteer opportunities in Buncombe County, Yancey County, Watauga County.

Our Ongoing Response from Relief to Rebuild

Our rebuild and ongoing relief efforts in North Carolina and Tennessee ramped up well before the new year. We are rebuilding stick-built homes, replacing mobile homes, and providing for essential needs, replacing destroyed vehicles, donating campers for temporary shelter, and helping residents replace critical belongings to help them get back on their feet.

The region's long road to recovery requires a longterm commitment of people and resources.

It's been many months since the September 2024 hurricane triggered floods, debris flows, and landslides that devastated communities nestled in the rugged mountain expanses of North Carolina and Tennessee. The disaster is still very real and present for most of these communities.

So many of our neighbors are hurting. We're thankful that we can respond and help in Jesus' Name.

Franklin Graham

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Historic Destruction Across Western North Carolina

Helene tore a deadly path through the mountains of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, dumping extreme rainfall and causing catastrophic flash flooding. Numerous locations received from 12 to 31 inches of rain between Sept. 25–27.

Some towns were left in ruins. Toppled trees covered the landscape. Roads and bridges were washed out. Homes and businesses were destroyed by flooding and landslides. Many homes remained without power or running water for weeks.

Samaritan's Purse responded quickly, transporting supplies aboard trucks and also on hundreds of relief flights using our own helicopter and the fixed-wing assets of partnering organizations to assist cut-off communities. We airlifted many tons of food, water, generators, fuel, Starlink systems, heaters, solar lights, and blankets.

We also used ground transportation to deliver critically needed items, including generators, cold weather clothing, and other items.

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For weeks after the storm, we deployed tens of thousands of volunteers across the region to clean out flooded homes, tarp roofs, and cut up fallen trees. Through this work, we shared the Good News of Jesus Christ, and more than 350 individuals received Him as Lord and Savior.

Our relief efforts included areas throughout Watauga County—home to Samaritan’s Purse international headquarters in the town of Boone—and in neighboring counties (Avery/Ashe) around North Carolina’s high country and into Tennessee (Johnson County).

We also had a Burnsville base for Mitchell and Yancey Counties and an Asheville base for Buncombe County and beyond.

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