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发布时间：2025-09-11 20:43:31 来源：都市天下脉观察 作者：探索

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It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Helene reshaped Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia. But as a native of that region, I remember it like it was yesterday: the reports of catastrophic flooding, thousands of mudslides, and infrastructure failures — from interstate closures to cell towers being offline.  

Four days after the storm, I had still not heard from my parents. Cell service across the region was down, power was still out, and there was no way in or out. They were stranded five hours away, and I had no idea if they were OK.  

When I loaded up my truck with extra gas tanks, cases of water, food and toiletries, I had no idea if I was even going to make it home.  

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It was not until I had gotten to Raleigh that I heard I-26 had reopened for traffic into the region. Not 30 minutes later, for the first time in a week, I heard from my brother, who told me my family was safe.  

Heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on September 28, 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

But many families in our community weren’t so lucky. They lost everything, including their loved ones.  

Survivor's guilt plagued our community as we said goodbye to our friends, family, co-workers, classmates and neighbors and asked, why wasn’t it me?  

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Appreciation must be given to lawmakers like Republican North Carolina Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Republican Reps. Chuck Edwards, of North Carolina, and Tim Burchett, of Tennessee, who never stopped fighting to deliver aid to our region.  

In the immediate aftermath of the storm, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance made it their mission to bring awareness to Appalachia. Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley, who is now running for Senate, fought to ensure Western North Carolinians could vote despite many polling locations being destroyed by the flooding.  

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