by Julia Gomez at USA Today
Photos and videos captured the “biblical devastation” in Asheville, North Carolina as residents scramble to find resources after flooding and power outages caused gas and water shortages.
Roads were submerged, vehicles and homes were destroyed and residents were left to pick up the pieces left by Helene, which drenched the area with torrential rain late last week after making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Florida.
“Tropical Storm Helene severely damaged the production and distribution system of the City of Asheville’s water system,” the City of Asheville announced in a statement on Saturday. “Extensive repairs are required to treatment facilities, underground and aboveground water pipes, and to roads that have washed away which are preventing water personnel from accessing parts of the system.”
The city has since ordered food and water supplies, which will arrive in the next couple of days, according to a news release published on Sunday. But it asks those affected by the storm to “please be conservative and help your neighbors if possible.”…
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