Hoosiers help North Carolina with Hurricane Helene aid
COLUMBUS, Ind. (WISH) — Hurricane Helene left more than 130 people dead and a trail of destruction in its path.
Hoosiers have started helping the people of North Carolina by flying in food, toiletries and other much-needed supplies.
Asheville, North Carolina, is about 400 miles southeast of Columbus, Indiana. With hundreds of roads closed across North Carolina and its mountainous areas, one way to get much-needed supplies is by flying it in.
Erin Huff, director of administration at the Civilian Crisis Response Team , said Monday in a teleconference with News 8, “There is still a way. We can still help and not have to send people out of state to get that done.”
The organization is not only asking for donations — including nonperishable ready-to-eat meals, tarps, lanterns, dog food, and baby formula — but also for available planes and pilots who can help fly the supplies to North Carolina and offload them to helicopters for delivery to residents who need help.