North Carolina Catholics Mobilize With Relief As State Emerges From Helene’s Floodwaters, by Jonah McKeown

By Jonah McKeown, CNA, September 30, 2024

CNA Staff, Sep 30, 2024 / 16:10 pm (CNA) – Catholic agencies in western North Carolina are mobilizing to help with relief efforts amid devastating flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene, which dumped torrential rain on mountain communities there leaving serious damage and dozens dead.

Patricia Guilfoyle, assistant director of communications for the Diocese of Charlotte, said churches across the diocese are gearing up to serve as aid distribution points. Municipal water systems have been swamped and damaged, roads and access points have been washed away, and utility lines have been downed since the flooding began in earnest on Friday. …

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