'It's catastrophic': Asheville, NC mayor on Hurricane Helene destruction

Hurricane Helene has decimated communities across the Southeast. Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer joins Ana Cabrera to share more on the devastation in her city and the recovery efforts underway.



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[petewilliam]

Prayers from Australia for all American affected by the hurricane.
Keep strong and god bless.

[elizabethheyenga]

That mayor is the face of stress and horror. I almost moved to Asheville 🙏

[Mr.White-]

The Forsyth Humane Society in North Carolina is in need of donations and people willing to foster animals and pets that were also affected by the hurricane. I can't post links, but I encourage people to donate what you can.

[bdeterminedintime]

Many animals must have been trapped. I pray the rescue teams for both animal and human find all those in need

[barnowl]

45, 000 Dock Workers went on strike today.
The materials desperately needed to rebuild the damage will not be arriving on the ships

[sirve]

the strength of humans coming together and helping one another is just as powerful as any storm keep up faith and everyone will overcome this in time

[TNBVB]

So proud of everyone coming together. So many organizations, businesses and schools here in NC collecting supplies to take to our neighbors in Western NC. So many roads still closed or completely washed away in many places like Asheville. God bless the crews trying to clear the roads so more help can get out there. My heart breaks for everyone affected. Thank you FEMA and volunteers coming from out of State. Americans really come together when we need to. Thank you to our wonderful Governor!

[rvmcwhorter]

Do you need workers ? Construction ? I’m in California . But willing to relocate .

[rootsm]

This is so heartbreaking. Asheville is a beautiful city that my in-laws were planning on moving to.

[cynthiachenault]

That’s not what the people are saying.

[spiceyhotpot]

Dump as always making it about himself and ruining the recovery of the people devastated by Helene.

[VMorgenthaler-ypyz]

It won't be long before the disaster capitalist ghouls and private equity pirates set up shop in NC and buy up most of Asheville and Swannanoa. The agony of the present moment will be supplemented by saying goodbye forever to the loveliness that is Asheville. And Swannanoa and the River Arts district.

[trumpanzeehunter]

I used to want to move to Asheville.
Not anymore

[americanpancakelive]

Such a great town that we visited often when we live in Georgia. So incredibly sad but, hey, Mother Nature is unrelenting in its pure beauty and pure destruction.

[DaveAnderson-icoo]

US News claimed that Asheville is the 17th best place to live in the US. They may have to revise their list.

[Jpoy]

My heart goes out to all of Asheville stay strong ❤

[kathleentyson]

My brother lives in Murfreesboro Tennessee, i spoke with him two ago, the only thing they’ve had there is a lot of rain, my heart just aches for these people, the destruction is so sunning, I have a good friend in Mississippi i haven’t been to reach her, and i hear there’s another storm headed thst way .

[arollins]

If your hot water heater isn't damaged, it's a great source of water.

[janicebarbour]

The destruction is wide spread. FEMA is out there and was deployed prior to the storm. Please take the time to find out what’s going on from reputable sources.

[grannytrez]

One of the huge things that will need to be addressed where do you put all the trash? I mean there’s a lot and lots of debris. That’s always been a question for me, especially the problem except separating asbestos from the other debris.