Black Mountain. Sarah Vekasi is a potter who has a shop in Black Mountain, North Carolina, called Sarah Sunshine Pottery, in honor of her normally cheerful personality. But these days he is dealing with the trauma of the hurricane Helene and uncertainty about the future of your business.
“The only thing I can say is that I am alive. “I’m not doing very well, I’m not doing very well, but I’m very grateful to be alive, especially when there are so many people who are not,” Vekasi stated.
One thing that makes her feel a little better is the camaraderie of the town’s daily gathering in the square.
“It’s amazing to be able to meet in person,” said Vekasi, who was isolated by impassable roads for days. More than 150 people gathered at Wednesday’s session as local leaders stood on a picnic table and shouted updates.
Amid the devastating destruction left behind by the deadliest hurricane to hit the continental United States since Katrina human connections are giving hope to survivors in western North Carolina. As government cargo planes brought food and water to the worst-affected areas and rescue teams forded streams in search of survivors, those who made it through the storm, whose death toll reached 200, supported each other.
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