FAIRVIEW, N.C. (WATE) — While people continue to struggle in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene , some are finding hope. Dumitru and Dina Gyska, who came to the United States from Moldova 21 years ago, lost everything in the floodwaters last September. Now, with help from Samaritan’s Purse, the two are getting back on their feet.
“The water was already like this. Big water and I went through the water. The house used to be here,” said Dumitru.
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The force of the flood waters swept Dumitru Gyska’s home in Fairview, North Carolina more than 10 feet off its foundation the morning of September 27. Water and mud flooded his home of 16 years, ruining it.
The plumber’s work van was carried a mile away, demolishing it. A concrete slab also smashed into his car. It was destroyed.
“It was big lake,” Dumitru said of the flooding…