Respuesta masiva tras el duro golpe del huracán Helene

Two monstrous fall hurricanes in as many weeks left residents in the Southeast reeling. Samaritan’s Purse responded after Hurricane Helene across a broad expanse from Florida to Georgia and into the rugged mountains of western North Carolina and far eastern Tennessee. Many communities were decimated by flooding and landslides.

For weeks after the storm, we coordinated hundreds of relief flights by helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft to assist cut-off communities in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Now also used ground transportation to deliver critically needed items, including generators, cold weather clothing, and other items.

Muchos de nuestros vecinos están sufriendo. Estamos agradecidos de poder responder y ayudar en el nombre de Jesús..

Learn about oportunidades de voluntariado, and please continue to pray for all those affected by the storm and for our teams as they serve as the hands and feet of Jesus.

Destrucción histórica en el oeste de Carolina del Norte

Helene tore a deadly path through the mountains of western North Carolina, 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, rushing relief to help communities in the region’s remote mountainous terrain. We transported supplies aboard trucks and also on hundreds of relief flights using our own helicopter and the fixed-wing assets of partnering organizations. We airlifted many tons of food, water, generators, fuel, Starlink systems, heaters, solar lights, and blankets.

Our relief efforts included areas throughout condado de Watauga—hogar de la sede internacional de Samaritan's Purse en la ciudad de Boone—y en los condados vecinos de las zonas altas de Carolina del Norte y en Tennessee. Al suroeste de Boone, los ríos se desbordaron y causaron una destrucción general en y los alrededores de Asheville, Carolina del Norte. Our relief response there extended into al condado de Buncombe, which includes Asheville, Black Mountain, Montreat, and Swannanoa. In all, we opened three bases of operation, including in the hard-hit town of Burnsville, where we ran relief operations for Mitchell and Yancey counties, also in western North Carolina.

In addition to tree work, mudding out homes, removing debris, and tarping roofs, our teams operated heavy equipment to clear private driveways and private roads. In some areas, we also provided supplies of water and set up water filtration systems.

Volunteers are also hard at work at our bases in Tampa and Charlotte County, Florida, and in Valdosta, Georgia.

Se han reportado más de 200 muertes relacionadas con Helene, una cifra de muertes en el interior de los Estados Unidos, solo segunda después del huracán Katrina en los últimos 50 años.  

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