Volunteers Work Tirelessly and Offer Hope in Helene-Devastated Tennessee

In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in Southern Appalachia, support is arriving from all over the state and country for towns in ravaged Eastern Tennessee. Non-profit organizations and civilian volunteers are offering shelter, meals, bottled water, and a glimmer of hope to local residents. Helene’s impact in nine counties near the Smoky Mountains region of the state was nothing short of catastrophic. Reports of record rain falling in a matter of hours left hundreds of people with storm-damaged property in the best-case scenario. In the worst, many lost entire homes. “In partnership with the Red Cross, we opened up our facilities as a shelter for evacuees,” lead pastor Ben Garrison of Manley Baptist Church in Morristown told The Epoch Times in a call....