by ZeroHedge News Staff at ZeroHedge
On Monday, the North Carolina State Climate Office said Hurricane Helene was a “monster storm” that unleashed every “worst-case scenario” for western North Carolina.
Ashville Mayor Esther Manheimer told CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins on Monday that over 600 people are unaccounted for.
Some towns have been wiped off the map after torrential rains dumped from Helene unleashed ‘biblical’ floods.
https://twitter.com/EvonDesign/status/1839832964537930169
https://twitter.com/QueenMother1976/status/1840728474157211983
Dunno if these will post. But here is an aerial view of Chimney Rock. Devastation. Active Rescues ongoing. No service, but got some on a hill. #NCwx @accuweather pic.twitter.com/5TT2VJmPhU
— Aaron Rigsby (@AaronRigsbyOSC) September 29, 2024
Power outages across western North Carolina remain widespread on Tuesday morning. Folks on X are saying entire cellular networks have been damaged as a humanitarian crisis unfolds.
https://twitter.com/seautocure/status/1840248435410133478
Western North Carolina has been hit hard by the recent hurricane! Still no internet or cell service in my area. I’m actually at a nearby university getting onto their Internet. The gas stations are running out of gas, stores are running out of food in Western North Carolina. pic.twitter.com/jCUmsab9tq
— Max Bennett (@CyberTruckMax) October 1, 2024
Helene shows how fragile modern society is when a monster storm invades the Appalachian region. Yet, Elon Musk’s space internet company could’ve supplied residents with Starlink terminals over the years through a rural federal program. However, the Biden administration’s weaponization of the FCC blocked nearly 20,000 terminals for the state that would’ve been crucial communication links for residents that have been cut off from the world…
Continue Reading