Content Warning Horrific and all too common reality out of Asheville, NC yesterday. Families making it to roof tops only to be swept away with structures collapsing in unsurvivable current, sending out last photos before the building failed. I don’t think we’ve seen the the

"north carolina, georgia, and florida are all underwater. the damage is catastrophic." the united states federal government:

I don't usually get personal here, but the hurricane took out part of my family's home, trapped my grandparents on their farm with no power or service, and completely wiped off the map the town where I *just* got married. Please don't forget Appalachia when talking about Helene.

Someone needs to put these back to back Newsmax host tweets in a time capsule so future generations understand what happened here. 🌍

Entire towns are being washed away in North Carolina, countless homes destroyed in Florida, crumbling infrastructure everywhere is unable to handle the climate crisis and the U.S. is sending billions to Israel so that they can start a regional war and murder more civilians.

Does anybody thinks it’s wild that people are posting TikToks bawling their eyes out desperately trying to get in contact with family in Asheville and I can’t find any coverage on the news channels. How is catastrophic damage to a massive swath of the country not a top story?

I want in, God bless Carolina.

need people to understand that for people in appalachia this wasn’t improbable it was unimaginable. it was unthinkable.

As someone who has survived & responded to catastrophic hurricanes, & seen Red Cross in action— please DO NOT DONATE to the Red Cross. Give to local mutual aid networks, they are going to be the frontline of the response & will do the most with resources you can send them.

heard from the rest of my family right outside of asheville. all safe but scared. happy to hear it

i drove here every single day for 18 years and it took me 20 seconds to figure out where it was

the university seems to have set up a disaster relief fund

apparently the academic buildings didn’t do well. god dam

you are fucking crazy. people have lost their homes and THEIR LIVES. this isn’t a fucking conspiracy theory, this is a fucking tragedy. have some fucking respect

you are a fucking crazy person. i hope you lose phone service and never gain it back so i never have to read such fucking insensitive ignorance again

I have family in Asheville and nobody can get in touch with them because there’s no power or cell service after a catastrophic storm. Meanwhile our govt is sending billions of dollars to bomb children overseas and worsen climate change instead of fixing infrastructure.

our money is going to blow up people in Palestine and Lebanon while Appalachia is literally drowning.

A THREAD of Mutual Aid groups & efforts supporting rapid response & recovery following #Helene PLEASE ADD ON other resources you know of & requests for mutual aid in affected areas, + link other threads, etc. #NorthCarolina #WNC #Georgia #SouthCarolina #Florida #Virginia 🧵

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