Clean-up from Hurricane Helene continues apace.
Sadly, many folks are still without internet although power seems to have been restored by last week's end.
I was very lucky to have power on the third day, and internet the next.
A lot of limbs and debris have been cleaned off roadsides and lots more remain to be removed. There are still houses that have uprooted trees that fell onto them and there hasn't been any effort, that I can see, to start removal and repairs. Other houses have huge tarps over roofs that are awaiting roofing specialists to come in. The damage was very widespread, so these things will continue to take time.
Western North Carolina, however, may never return to pre-storm normalcy. Some small towns were wiped away. Flooding was immense, damage was overwhelming. With winter swiftly approaching, most efforts are being made to insure folks have a safe warm place to stay while the repair/cleanup continues.
