North Carolina

Rivers in reports from Tennessee. The communication is so fractured in WNC right now because not only is electricity out for over half a million people in NC last I checked but so many roads washed away that people are cut off from getting anywhere.

Also, many of the cellphone towers were either knocked down, in mudslides or damaged beyond the point of usefulness and they will all have to be replaced.

Usually temporary towers can be rolled into an area of need with their own power supply. That won't be happening there unless they are airlifted in and I'm sure food, water and medicine will be priorities instead.

Unfortunately, the NCDOT has issued a statement that "all roads in Western NC are to be considered closed." That’s until further notice.

I have friends that were OK Thursday night and I haven't been able to contact them or haven't heard from them since Thursday night. A couple were just so relaxed about everything then but then the rivers started to swell and I haven't heard a word.

I'm sick with worry.

I heard even some of the National Guard troops sent to help had to be rescued. It's bad Rhi. Really, really bad.





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