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Hurricane-Relief Camp in Western North Carolina Draws Volunteers From Around the Country

Camp Unknown is managed by a local couple who saw an influx of citizen disaster relief volunteers who help storm-affected residents.
Hurricane-Relief Camp in Western North Carolina Draws Volunteers From Around the Country
Part of the Alpine Inn, a hotel in Little Switzerland, N.C., collapsed down a mountainside during a mudslide in Hurricane Helene. Jeff Louderback/The Epoch Times
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SPRUCE PINE, N.C.—A few weeks ago, a group of men and women from all around the country were strangers embarking on their daily routines. And then Hurricane Helene struck.

The storm that made landfall in Florida continued its long path of destruction into western North Carolina. A stalled weather front over the mountains had brought more than a foot of rain in the days before, swelling creeks, streams, and rivers. Hurricane Helene then arrived when there was nowhere left for the excessive water to go but through people’s homes.

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.