An antique store owner in Banner Elk, North Carolina, spoke to Fox News about the damage Hurricane Helen inflicted on his town, and how the floodwaters washed his inventory onto the road.
Olivia Dailey, who owns an antique shop in Banner Elk, lost hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of inventory in the aftermath of Hurricane Helen, and although she has salvaged what she can, much of her inventory still needs to be replenished. I say it won't happen.
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“It's really a fight-or-flight response. You have to decide at the last minute what you're going to do. We were here in an apartment and the water started coming up really fast. I had my daughter with me, so I grabbed her and ran two doors down to the 828 Fry's store, because it's on higher ground, and we were looking out the window at the road. The whole thing was exposed to water and you could see our pieces just floating, it was really scary and surreal.
Drone footage shows damage after Hurricane Helen passed through Asheville, North Carolina, on September 29. (Reuters/Marco Bello)
Hurricane Helen was caused by at least 232 people died Across seven states, Fox Weather confirmed that North Carolina is bearing the brunt of the damage. damage estimate It is expected to exceed $50 billion, approximately 95 percent of which is uninsured property.
“We have a long way to go, but we are taking it day by day and as you can see behind us, the recovery process is underway and we are trying to recover as best we can,” Daly said. ”
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“Unfortunately, these are such unique pieces that we have to source them back in the UK and it will take some time to rebuild the collection.”
Recovery efforts continue in North Carolina as FEMA recently opened four more disaster recovery centers in the state. According to To Fox Carolina. FEMA has resumed door-to-door canvassing in the state, which had been suspended due to concerns about the safety of its staff.
