Disaster Date:09/26/2024
NC Bridges
Floods
What Happened
On Thursday September 26, 2024 Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida. The storm pushed inland into Georgia, South and North Carolina and southern Virginia. Western North Carolina rescue crews battled mudslides, flood waters, washed out roadways and limited mobile service making search and rescue extremely difficult.
What MDS Is Doing
MDS Volunteers will build private access bridges in Henderson County, NC as part of the Bridging Together Partnership. You will be sharing accommodations with the West Asheville response.
MDS needs some volunteers in each week to be skilled in welding and heavy equipment operating.
Location
Henderson County is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern North Carolina, on the border with South Carolina. The Eastern Continental Divide, which lies along the crest of the Blue Ridge, passes through the county. The northwestern slope of the Divide is known as the Blue Ridge Plateau and the southeastern slope as the Blue Ridge Escarpment.
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Weekly Reports
We had a group of young men who came from the Shiloh Ohio area. They all knew how to use the skidsteer and backhoe, so they took turns playing in the dirt! We had some very cool weather this week, in fact freezing temperatures, and rain, so the site...
The leadership group was transitioning this week with a new cook, project director and office manager coming in. There was a little excitement as flights were delayed and connections missed, so the crew had to cook their own breakfast and went...
The new leadership team took over this week, led by Project Director Doug Brake and supported by Kent Hering Office Manager, Head Cook Gabby Bomberger and Crew Leader Mike Hofer. Our team of weekly volunteers consisted of 5 men and 3 women who came...
