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Swannanoa was hit hard - Hurricane Helene Aftermath

This video was filmed October 8th. You can see how bad things are after almost 2 weeks. I talked to quite a few people affected in Swannanoa. It was too fresh and personal for them to speak on camera and I understand. The man who is now homeless on the river is living in that tent that was given to him. He told me his whole story of escaping this flood in the middle of the night - a common story for residents of Swannanoa at 4-6 in the morning during the thick of the storm. He had to rescue his dog, wake his roommates up to evacuate, wade through water, leave cars behind. He even stalled a car in the flood they tried escaping in so they had to abandon it. When he came back to his home that was gone, it was hard for him to comprehend it not being there. Another man I spoke with was finishing up helping his neighbors all day. He spoke to me in front of his now gutted to the studs home, thanks to Samaritan's Purse's help. He was mentally exhausted - not just my words but his. He was broken. He was also running around in the middle of the night evacuating his wife and two kids while warning neighbors to get out. He asked me to come back as if he just needed a friend. I just listened for 20 minutes. He mentioned the need for heavy equipment and dump trucks because trash is piling up - not your normal trash but mounds of insulation, building material, debris. This is not a job for man - he can't move the new boat in his yard or the double wide that used to be on the other side of his house Someone else told me that someone was boating around in the now much deeper river in the thick of the storm at night, telling people to get out ASAP - a true hero we may never know. Another man told me how he heard people screaming who were now on a new river island in a mobile home who needed rescue and he went to their aid. You can go around to homeowners there and hear many of these stories. It was very serious and unexpected that night. A lady at a church I spoke to with good word from Search and Rescue said there have been 394 bodies found in just Swannanoa. There is still an ongoing search and "recovery" for bodies. Some of those debris fields are not to be tampered with yet. Swannanoa needs help. Please research this town and find a way to help through a legitimate organization. I'm concerned for the newly homeless people. Facebook is a good place to search for organizations. Samaritan's Purse is working hard there, too: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/donat... In the town at the end of this video is a tragic story of a small knit community. These seemed like very good salt of the earth people I talked to. Please don't go driving through their community. They just finished finding all 11 bodies in their community. A week ago, I was trying to locate someone for a concerned neighbor, and I helped determine her house was washed away, she was found, but her husband was still missing. He was one of the 11 found a few days ago - the community is at rest knowing their family members have been found. I ran into this couple's son by chance while I was at their fire station and he told me more. He was strong, having just lost his mother and father days ago. I was there to interview someone but couldn't find her. She lost her mother and father. I visited their church meeting a lady whose home was washed away while she was in it, and her husband was trying to rescue her, while being hit by a landslide. The stories here don't stop. Look how small a creek this town was next to. How could you ever even think about flood insurance or expect this to happen?! This community has a gofundme. PLEASE consider helping: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...