Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., says her husband is among the hundreds of Americans who're stranded inside their properties with out energy and different necessities in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Foxx mentioned she first returned to her district in North Carolina on Friday and has been shocked by the devastation. She mentioned her residence's driveway was washed away, leaving her husband no technique to go away.
“I've been working day and night trying to help constituents solve the problems that they're facing. It is really hard to understand the devastation that's occurred here, unless one drives around and sees it, which I have done,” Foxx advised Fox News Digital.
“The amount of rain that came down, and what it did to rivers and streams and little creeks, is just hard truly to imagine, but I have seen it firsthand,” she added.
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) says her husband is stranded inside their North Carolina residence following Hurricane Helene.
“Communications has been the biggest challenge. Lack of power. Electricity is another major, major challenge. My own husband is stranded. Our driveway washed away, and he has no power, and hasn't had power since early Friday morning,” she mentioned.
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“A few people have gotten power back, but not many. I have 11 counties in my district. I have five in particular that have been severely impacted, with roads closed, no communications, deaths, and we don't even know the extent of that yet. So it's been a pretty tough situation here,” she concluded.
A rescue staff paddles down the Swannanoa River on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene induced widespread flooding, downed timber, and energy outages in western North Carolina.
Images of devastation have poured out of North Carolina and different states that have been in Helene's path all through the week.
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In Fairview, a suburb of Asheville hit onerous by floodwaters and mudslides after the worst of Helene Friday morning, residents drove round grocery retailer parking heaps asking others the place they received water, gasoline and meals.
“They're afraid. People are getting on edge,” retired Asheville, North Carolina, police Officer Steve Antle advised Fox News Digital. “They've already had people doing some minor looting in the area. Because there's no power … so it's just a free-for-all at this point. There are no traffic signals. There are not enough police officers.”
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Due to the shortage of electrical energy and cell service, many locals are unable to speak to seek out out the place these requirements are. Communication with family members and emergency personnel can also be spotty, and residents are counting on momentary cell service towers which were arrange in choose places. But exterior these places, there's nonetheless no service or roaming knowledge.
Fox News' Ashley Pappas and Audrey Conklin contributed to this report
