Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday, September 26, 2024 in the Panhandle of Florida and quickly carved a path with destructive winds and high quantities of rainfall throughout Georgia, South Carolina, western North Carolina, and Tennessee. Billions of dollars of properties, businesses, and infrastructure was destroyed in a matter of hours. Nearly two hundred lives have been lost and the count will likely go higher.
As we see the videos and hear first-hand accounts about what the residents experienced, many people ask how they can lend support to the communities that have been affected by this crisis.
One organization that has sent workers to several of the states that were affected is World Central Kitchen or WCK. WCK responds to natural disasters, man-made crises, and humanitarian emergencies around the world. They send teams of food first responders to get food to people that need it the most.
WKC has deployed water trucks that are capable of making multiple trips to Asheville, North Carolina, in a 24-hour period, providing up to 100,000 gallons a day. That’s more than one gallon of water per-day for each person living in the area. This water is a lifeline to Asheville and surrounding communities, which have been facing an acute water shortage for days, due to infrastructure damage.
WCK is currently operating in four states: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. WCK is working along with local communities to supply the devastated region with much needed food and water aid.
This is just one of the many organizations that have quickly gone to the regions that need help and have begun to serve.