From left, Chris Wood, Clay Hannum, Michelle Mulvey, Karen Hannum, and Elizabeth Hall holds hands during a prayer in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Mulvey and Hall, sisters, are visiting the home of their mother-in-law, Betty Crowder, who was displaced by Tropical Storm Helene.
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Johnny Rodman, owner of Light in the Storm Disaster Relief Ministries, locks up his trailer of supplies and tools after working for the day in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
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Belongings of the flooded Free Will Baptist Church remain in a pile outside the building in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
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Belongings of Joaquin Orellana and his family lay in a pile on his property in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Orellana and his 8 other family members were displaced by Tropical Storm Helene.
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Destroyed vehicles and debris lay on the property of the Swannanoa Tire Shop, owned by Joaquin Orellana, in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Orellana and his 8 other family members were displaced by Tropical Storm Helene and his business lost 23 vehicles.
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Destroyed vehicles and debris lay on the property of the Swannanoa Tire Shop, owned by Joaquin Orellana, in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Orellana and his 8 other family members were displaced by Tropical Storm Helene and his business lost 23 vehicles.
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A view of the waterline inside the flooded house of Joaquin Orellana in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Orellana and his 8 other family members were displaced by Tropical Storm Helene.
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Mud, belongings, and a knocked over refrigerator remain inside the house of a Swannanoa resident on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
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Belongings of Joaquin Orellana and his family remain on his property in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Orellana and his 8 other family members were displaced by Tropical Storm Helene.
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Charlotte Owemby, Swannanoa resident, talks about her experience being rescued from her house by a neighbor the night of the storm in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Owemby’s house was moved a few hundred feet from its original location during Tropical Storm Helene.
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Mud, belongings and furniture remain in the house of a Swannanoa resident on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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Mud, belongings and furniture remain in the house of a Swannanoa resident on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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Joaquin Orellana, who owns Swannanoa Tire Shop, talks about the damage to his business and home adjacent to the property. His family of 9 members were displaced by the storm and his business lost 23.
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An American flag sticks out from a flooded truck in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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Tears fall from the face of Michelle Mulvey during a prayer as she stands outside the destroyed house of her mother-in-law, Betty Crowder, in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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Debris lays near a collapsed building in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct.18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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Joaquin Orellana, who owns Swannanoa Tire Shop, talks about the damage to his business and home adjacent to the property. His family of 8 other members were displaced by the storm and his business lost 23.
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Piles of debris and crumpled buildings are seen off of US-70 in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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The house of Charlotte Owemby remains destroyed in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Owemby’s house was moved a few hundred feet from its original location during Tropical Storm Helene.
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Mud and furniture remains inside the house of Joaquin Orellana in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Orellana and his 8 other family members were displaced by Tropical Storm Helene.
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A bible lays in the mud outside of flooded homes in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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A woman runs across US-70 where the road and sidewalk outside a mechanic shop is destroyed in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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Johnny Rodman, owner of Light in the Storm Disaster Relief Ministries, walks through a house in the process of being gutted in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Rodman and volunteers with his organization have been cleaning and gutting flooded houses for over two weeks in the area.
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The house and car of Betty Crowder remains destroyed in Swannanoa on Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina
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A “not for sale” sticker on the front of a vehicle destroyed by Tropical Storm Helene in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The vehicle was one of the 23 destroyed vehicles from Swannanoa Tire Shop.
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Mud and furniture remains inside the house of Joaquin Orellana in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Orellana and his 8 other family members were displaced by Tropical Storm Helene.
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The building of Carpet City remains destroyed in Swannanoa on Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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Johnny Rodman, owner of Light in the Storm Disaster Relief Ministries, walks through a property in the process of being gutted in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Rodman and volunteers with his organization have been cleaning and gutting flooded houses for over two weeks in the area.
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Karen Hannum, left, embraces Michelle Mulvey, and Elizabeth Hall, after joining them for a prayer circle and handing over a gift card in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Mulvey and Hall, sisters, are visiting the home of their mother-in-law, Betty Crowder, who was displaced by Tropical Storm Helene.
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Items and belongings remain scattered inside the house of Charlotte Owemby in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Owemby’s house was moved a few hundred feet from its original location during Tropical Storm Helene.
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Johnny Rodman, left, owner of Light in the Storm Disaster Relief Ministries, speaks with a volunteer, Michael Wendth, of Hamilton, OH, while gutting flooded homes in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Johnny Rodman, owner of Light in the Storm Disaster Relief Ministries, from Whitehouse, TN, has been helping in the area for 15 days with approximately 400 volunteers throughout the weeks.
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Belongings of Joaquin Orellana and his family lay in a pile on his property in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Orellana and his 8 other family members were displaced by Tropical Storm Helene.
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A pile of debris sits in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct.18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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A lineman works on the wires of a telephone pole in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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Debris and a sign of strength remains outside a old gas station on US-70 in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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Workers from Swannanoa Tire Shop work to clean up the garage from mud and debris in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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A vehicle remains underneath a collapsed building of a mechanic shop in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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An Ingles truck driving by is seen through the open walls of a building in Swannanoa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. The area remains a disaster three weeks after Tropical Storm Helene devastated North Carolina.
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