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Flood damage is strewn across a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 29, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
OAN Staff Blake Wolf 12:56 PM – Monday, September 30, 2024
At least 120 people have now been killed across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
The tragic circumstances were prompted by catastrophic flooding, leaving residents stranded while causing widespread damage to homes, businesses and other critical infrastructure.
The western region of North Carolina has been hit especially hard as a result of the hurricane, causing disastrous levels of flooding, leaving hundreds of roads and bridges destroyed. Flood levels have also made it extremely difficult for rescue crews to deliver food, water, and fuel to impacted residents.
Additionally, dozens of confirmed deaths, along with hundreds who have been unaccounted for, have forced North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D-N.C.) to predict that the death toll will continue to rise as rescuers venture further into isolated areas.
The large majority of routes into Asheville, a city of nearly 100,000, have been “completely blocked or washed away.” The city’s water system has also suffered severe damage.
Unsettling video footage of the flooding shows houses floating downstream, revealing widespread destruction.
ICYMI – Here’s footage of two homes that were swept away during Hurricane Helene in the Asheville area of North Carolina. The force of the floodwaters was so strong, entire houses were seen floating downriver as the storm caused widespread destruction.#HurricaneHelene… pic.twitter.com/eQUEmWxpK6
Meanwhile, some residents are working together to survive, sharing food supply and water while comforting each other throughout this extremely difficult time.
“That’s the blessing so far in this,” said resident Sommerville Johnston, who spoke with reporters. Johnston explained that she planned on making a venison stew “before it goes bad,” as she has been without power since Friday. “Just bring your bowl and spoon,” she said with a smile.
Hurricane Helene’s most noticeable destruction occurred on Thursday as it hit Florida and evolved into a Category 4 hurricane. The storm made its way through Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials announced that they were sheltering over 1,000 people, as well as the continued deployment of dozens of search and rescue teams operating in flooded northwestern zones within North Carolina.
Over 100,000 pounds of supplies have been brought in from FEMA to provide emergency supplies to residents in need.
Water rescues continue in northwest North Carolina for more than a dozen search & rescue teams.
Pictured: Our Urban Search & Rescue Massachusetts Task Force 1 team working diligently in Jackson and Haywood counties to find stranded people and animals.#Helenepic.twitter.com/LFhiLD1HoV
North Carolina Air National Guard hauls over 100,000 pounds of supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a C17 to Western North Carolina as a part of Tropical Storm #Helene support. pic.twitter.com/QYa1UA2ASa
Additionally, the White House announced that President Joe Biden has approved disaster funds for residents impacted, which includes “upfront funds” for emergency supplies, funds for “storm-related damage to homes,” and assistance funds for temporary housing.
President Biden has also pledged to travel to the impacted communities, “as soon as it will not disrupt emergency response operations.”
“As president, I’ve heard dozens of stories from survivors about… How it feels to be left with nothing, and to not even know where to begin to get back on track. "I am here to tell every single survivor in these impacted areas that we are here for you as long as it takes,” Biden said.
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FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen found himself in the middle of a harrowing rescue mission during Hurricane Helene. Conditions deteriorated rapidly in the pre-dawn hours around Atlanta, with millions facing the threat of life-threatening flooding. On Friday morning, the city was placed under its first-ever Flash Flood Emergency, as Atlanta endured its wettest three-day period in 104 years. While covering the storm's aftermath, Van Dillen, a journalist from the area, heard a woman's desperate cries for help along Peach Tree Creek. She had driven into floodwaters and was trapped in her car before sunrise.
Hostage Held By Hamas Rescued By IDF After 325 Days Of Captivity
The brother of freed Israeli hostage Kaid Alkadi shows a picture of himself on his phone after meeting him at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva in southern Israel on August 27, 2024. The Israeli military said its forces rescued an Israeli hostage in southern Gaza on August 27 after a “complex operation” as the war between Israel and Hamas, now in its 11th month, showed no signs of abating. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)
OAN Staff James Meyers 8:21 AM – Tuesday, August 27, 2024
An Israeli hostage being held captive by Hamas was rescued by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) from a tunnel beneath southern Gaza on Tuesday, according to the IDF.
Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, who was taken by the terrorist organization on Oct. 7th, was found in a tunnel in Mahrat during a “complex rescue operation,” according to the Israeli military.
Alkadi, a father of 11 from the Bedouin Arab Community, was rescued by IDF soldiers from the 13th Fleet Unit, 401st Brigade, as well as Yalam and Shin Bet fighters, the military said.
The full details of Alkadi’s rescue were not immediately clear, with the IDF and Israel Security Agency, claiming in a statement on Tuesday that further details could not be released “due to considerations of the safety of our hostages, the security of our forces, and national security.”
The organization stated that Alkadi was in stable medical condition and was being transferred for medical checks at a hospital.
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared a video on X showing family members running to see Alkadi at a hospital.
Alkadi was taken by Hamas from Mivtahim, which is near where he worked as a guard at a packing factory in Kibbutz Magen, according to the Times of Israel.
Alkadi’s rescue “was part of the IDF’s daring and courageous activities conducted deep inside the Gaza Strip,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said.
Meanwhile, Hamas is suspected of holding 104 of the original 251 hostages who were taken from Israel during the October 7th terrorist attack, which includes the bodies of 34 victims confirmed dead by the IDF.
“We are doing everything to save all the abductees. "IDF and Shin Bet forces demonstrate courage, determination and initiative in complex operations in the field,” IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi said Tuesday.
Additionally, the Hostage Families Forum issued a statement celebrating Alkadi’s rescue but reminded everyone of the rest of the remaining hostages being held by Hamas.
“He endured 326 days in captivity,” the group said.
“Qaid’s return home is nothing short of miraculous. But we must remember: military operations alone cannot free the remaining … hostages, who have suffered 326 days of abuse and terror. A negotiated deal is the only way forward.”
According to the Jerusalem Post, Tuesday’s rescue was the fourth successful rescue operation to extract Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip.
Furthermore, Alkadi was the first hostage to be rescued from one of Gaza’s tunnel networks, with all the other live hostages rescued from above ground.
For now, cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas in Cairo have ended again without a resolution over the weekend.
The talks also included CIA Director William Burns and David Barnea, the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency.
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