WNC Helene Update: Latest information on recovery efforts, resources and stories of survival

Buncombe County's death toll from Helene rose to 72, Sheriff Quentin Miller said during a 4 p.m. update with other county leaders on Thursday. Miller also announced the number people reported missing stands at over 200.

From Western Carolina University: After much deliberation and considering the many ways Hurricane Helene has affected our students, faculty, and staff in Cullowhee and at our Biltmore Park instructional site, we have decided to continue suspending all classes—including distance courses—through Friday, Oct. 11.

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[bluegrass]

The guy cooking on grills for the workers/ helpers is a good guy!!
Good food helps!!
Thanks…

[hannahdelahanty]

Native over here in Weaverville NC sending love and prayers. You are strong and you will weather this storm because the Lord is absolutely with you. We will rebuild and make it better. 🙏

[jewelsbug]

God Bless these people. We haven’t forgotten you.

[pamr]

They either read the phone number wrong or the number was wrong on the screen!

[Stacy_KP]

Glory to GOD for that Testimony! And THE LORD shall PROVIDE AND RESTORE YOU. THE LORD HONORS. FAITH

[tiffanypowers]

I am so sorry sweet man..don't cry..we got u

[Shalommaranatha]

Amen 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Be not dismayed. If it were not for our faith, we would not be able to get through this.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤

[abelincoln]

No one is forgetting you... just hang in there.. help is there and more is coming... we got you..

[teresacorley]

Search dogs should of been deployed right after the storm in every county and state and the natinol guard should have been deployed by air along with search dogs 18:23

[Barbpriestley]

Praying Lord Jesus Christ name Amen Father God be with this family's 🙏🕊️🕊️🙏🕊️✝️🕊️🙏🕊️

[skilgore]

you reported the phone number differently than what was displayed on the screen.

[rebeccacanzoneri]

Thank you for reporting on Swannanoa. We need more information !

[LA-ARCH]

Thanks to Elon Musk for the Starlink ! Those announcers can’t even read the correct phone number right 😂 from the teleprompter in front of them. 😂 I wouldn’t trust an ABC network donation 😂

[laurajones]

They better start telling where the dead were found. If it's mostly in a specific area. The water is affected by this. We should be able to know, especially for the children. I'm just learning about Green River and that area which was just repaired by the last flood.

[SandraTetrick-fvmr]

Amen, Great verse, Be strong, and your faith grow stronger

[tracyward]

Thank you for your coverage! I am in the Triad of NC and we are doing what we can in our community to help out. We are working in our local communities to get donation drives together through the Fire Departments to deliver supplies to the areas that most need the help.

[craighughes]

It’s an emergency disaster & you can’t even get the help number right no excuses wake the f—— k up people need this number to be right. Unbelievable!!!!

[SaraS-wr]

Nobody calls it "The Village".

[msmisticworks]

The phone number you verbally gave out was not the same number portrayed on your screen. You said 1600, the screen said 6100. Just saying.

[RebelSol]

Which is the correct number? The one they stated or the one on the screen????