Desperate footage shows empty shelves in a Walmart after the destruction from Hurricane Helene has left communities reeling.
A TikTok video went viral on Thursday, taken in Asheville, North Carolina, depicts a bleak scene as locals desperately seek supplies at a Walmart only to encounter barren shelves. One disillusioned shopper described it as “like an apocalypse.”
Crowds queued up hoping to stock up on essentials were met with disappointment when they entered, greeted by empty aisles.
Footage shows the person recording wandering through the store from one cleared aisle to another, showing just how desperate the situation had got.
The death toll has soared to at least 215 across six states. At least 72 of those were in hard-hit Asheville and surrounding Buncombe County from flash floods, mudslides, falling trees, crumbled roads and other calamities.
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