I Feared Hurricane Helene Had Taken My Family. One Year Later, We Have Hope and Are Rebuilding

I feared Hurricane Helene had taken my family. One year later, we have hope and are rebuilding

It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Helene reshaped Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia. But as a native of that region, I remember it like it was yesterday: the reports of catastrophic flooding, thousands of mudslides, and infrastructure failures — from interstate closures to cell towers being offline.  Four days after the storm, I had still not heard from my parents. Cell service across the region was down, power was still out, …

I feared Hurricane Helene had taken my family. One year later, we have hope and are rebuilding – Democratic Accent

It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Helene reshaped Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia. But as a native of that region, I remember it like it was yesterday: the reports of catastrophic flooding, thousands of mudslides, and infrastructure failures — from interstate closures to cell towers being offline.   Four days after the storm, I had still not …