Thousands remain cut off around Asheville as volunteer groups step in to aid relief efforts
An army of private volunteers including mule drivers and helicopter pilots are helping deliver supplies and rescue stranded victims after one of the
Mr Miller dropped off 27,000 bottles of water in Marion, just outside Asheville, on Sunday. The next day, the 44-year-old brought aid to Spruce Pine, a remote town where he has family roots.Flooded farms, polluted rivers, dozens dead: Hurricane Helene’s rising toll A volunteer group of private pilots, the Altitude Project, says it raised $200,000 this week to fund operations, said member Andrew Everhart, who owns an insurance agency. His fellow volunteers include a professional race car driver, the owner of a distribution and logistics company, and others who work in commercial real estate and social media content creation.
In the wake of Helene, the number of people unaccounted for remains unclear. Officials put the number in the hundreds earlier in the week, but that has come down as communications are slowly restored and stranded storm victims are located.
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