COLUMBUS, Ga. ( WRBL ) — Columbus volunteers and pilots are working together to get hurricane relief supplies to those impacted by Helene.
The Angel Flights, filled with hundreds of pounds worth of food items, blankets and more are headed to parts of Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas and more.
“It’s just wonderful not to feel helpless, to feel like we can do something, to get things to people that need them,” Vickie Young, a volunteer from First Baptist Church, said.
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Young spent her day loading multiple planes with boxes alongside a group of about 10 volunteers. In the past week, volunteers have filled more than 15 flights with a cumulative total of multiple tons of supplies, according to Young.
Hurricane Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4, has become the deadliest hurricane since Katrina in 2005. The death toll is more than 225. Many have been left with destroyed homes and impacted access to resources.