30 Starlink ground terminals, which connect to satellites, have been flown into North Carolina, giving people a direct line outside of their flooded city. Kentucky storm chaser Chris Hall is dedicated to making sure people have a sliver of hope.
Search and rescue crews, along with hundreds of volunteers, have spent days cleaning up after Hurricane Helene flattened several cities across western North Carolina.
Already, Helene’s death toll across six states has passed 150, and at least 50 people have died around Asheville, North Carolina. Thousands of people in several states are still without electricity, water, food, and shelter.
“There’s houses that are hanging up against trees. Cars stacked on top of each other from flood waters, it’s just devastation everywhere,” said Chris Hall, a 606 Storm Chaser providing Starlinks. “It’s really devastating to see the amount of damage here. It’s something that you don’t want to see, but you have to be prepared to see it. It’s going to take a lot to get these people back on their feet.”