Thousands in North Carolina still without water days after Helene's destruction
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina -Tens of thousands of North Carolina residents remained without running water on Wednesday, six days after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida and carved a destructive path through much of the U.S. Southeast, killing more than 180 people.
A steady stream of people were filing on Wednesday into Pack Square Park, where the city had set up a food and water distribution hub. "It's just the reality," he said."There's nothing we can do about it individually. We just have to trust that our institutions are going to step up and get services restored. Yeah, it's frustrating. But who am I going to complain to? The man upstairs?"
Water distribution sites have been set up at several locations. Both the county and the city paid for private supplies of water to be trucked in, and the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have supplied drinking water for distribution around the area.Helene came ashore in Florida late on Thursday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane before turning its fury on much of the Southeast, as flash floods destroyed homes and ripped victims away from their families.
Harrison Fahrer, 37, co-founder of the west Asheville brew house Cellarest Beer Project, knows his problems pale in comparison to those of people whose houses and businesses didn't survive. But he's not sure how he'll make it without water.
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