A volunteer unloads supplies at Watauga High School on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Boone, N.C. in the aftermath of hurricane Helene.Photo by Chris Carlson/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Voters in swing states North Carolina and Georgia are focused on Helene's aftermath

Accepting help isn't easy for people in the mountains, he said, because they're used to taking care of themselves

by · National Post

Brad Farrington pulls over to grab a case of water bottles being passed out in Vilas, a small rural community tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He’s on his way to help a friend who lost much of what he owned when Hurricane Helene blew through last weekend.

His friend, like countless others across western North Carolina, is starting over, which explains why Farrington isn’t thinking too much about politics or the White House race between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris right now.

Hurricane Helene leaves dozens dead, millions without power across southeastern U.S.PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene caused dozens of deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S. as it raced through, and more than 3 million customers went into the weekend without any power and for some a continued threat of floods.Stephen Smith, Kate Payne And Heather Hollingsworth, 28 Sep 2024