Helene tore through western North Carolina, dumping extreme rainfall (up to 2 feet) and causing terrible flash flooding. Some parts of the area are in ruins. We are providing relief in the mountains of Watauga County, North Carolina—home to Samaritan’s Purse international headquarters in the town of Boone. The town and surrounding communities have been particularly hard-hit with toppled trees, flooding, road damage, and a lack of power and water. This response extends to include neighboring counties in North Carolina (Ashe, Avery) and eastern Tennessee (Johnson), and our church base is Alliance Bible Fellowship in Boone.
Southwest of Boone, rivers also raged outside their banks causing widespread destruction in the Asheville, North Carolina, area. Long stretches of interstate artery I-40 are shut down, after sections washed out. Our response there is focused on Buncombe County, which includes Asheville, Black Mountain, Montreat, and Swannanoa. Our base is the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove
Samaritan’s Purse mobilizes staff and equipment and enlists thousands of volunteers to provide emergency aid to victims of tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters in the United States. We often stay behind after our initial response to rebuild or restore houses for needy families
THE STORM LEFT A PATH OF DEVASTATION ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST, FROM THE COAST OF FLORIDA TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Samaritan’s Purse is responding in five locations across four states after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the Southeast.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND FRANKLIN GRAHAM WERE IN VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, TODAY AND SAW DEVASTATION FROM HURRICANE HELENE. SAMARITAN’S PURSE IS AT WORK THERE AND PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID, “WE’VE SEEN YOU AT MANY DIFFERENT SITES OVER THE YEARS, AND YOU DO A FANTASTIC JOB!”
