The North Carolina family looks at Helen a year after the storm was immersed

Burnsville, North Carolina – Almost a year ago, Helen Hurricane It fell to a tropical storm and rose directly across the western state of North Carolina, the destruction of more than 74,000 homes and caused about 60 billion dollars in damage, according to the ruler’s office.

Some families are still trying to know how to move forward a year after the storm.

“She has recovered the entire year of the storm,” said his illiterate, while she was thinking in the past 12 months with her mother, Jessica.

Keles currently lives in the vehicle on a property in Burnsville, North Carolina, After Helen sent about four feet of water across her home on September 27, 2024. Their vehicle is located next to a house with other family members.

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Kilis He spoke for the first time with Fox Again in November, while they were storing fuel for their generators.

“The water was very high and very fast, like us – we just went out,” said his illiterate. The Kelly family scored through the raging river until it was safe with their neighbors, where it remained for about a week.

In the wake of the storm, the majority of the region had no cellular service, electricity or ongoing water.

And his illiterate said: “Only about a week – nothing, like us we did not know if any other person we knew (such) is fine.”

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After about a week, Volunteers and donations It started flowing in the region from all over the country.

One group has created a distribution and supply site a few miles on the road from Keles. It was the only way they managed to reach by walking, but the family went almost every day to help volunteering.

Jessica told Fox: “(About) five days later, fortunately, we have made wonderful tents,” Jessica told Fox. Nearly a month ago, the family remained in tents when the recovery around them began.

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Volunteers and non -profit organizations also donated a new car and generators to Keles.

His illiteracy said that the heater is a “gift of gods” when “she tries to sleep in a tent.” It was not long later, the family was blessed with the vehicle by a non -profit organization.

“She had no strength or water, but she was better than a tent,” Jessica said.

Keles still lives in the donated cart. Since then, they have received some donated barns, which carry some of their properties. The damaged devices and furniture are still The water was flooded.

Jessica said: “The Samaritan portfolio is great. They came and left the house and they were a snowball battle with my son,” Jessica said.

Meanwhile, the simple reminder of the continuation of shock and obstacles is a wooden mark hanging in the donated vehicle. “So this is not a sweet house … adjust!”

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Jessica said that the mark survived the flood.

Fox told, “We are actually wonderful compared to some people,” and its illiterate, and they are, and we are still struggling. “