Hurricane Helene forces North Carolina residents to sleep in tents where homes once stood
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Nearly a month after Hurricane Helene struck western North Carolina, locals are sleeping in tents where homes once stood, and volunteers from across the U.S. are helping.
"There's been some miracles." "It was shock. It was pain. It was hurt. It was just, my heart was broken for my whole town." "They have all done more for us than we ever imagined any people, especially strangers, would ever do for us." Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.
Less than 24 hours before the storm struck the Appalachian Mountains, Weil's 8-month-pregnant girlfriend was transported to the hospital because she was experiencing chest pain. Weil stayed home to prepare for the baby, at which point he started getting flood warnings on his phone, not knowing he'd soon be left with nothing.
Weil watched as water rapidly flooded his neighborhood and then made its way inside his home.